Trojan.PSDownload

Short bio

Trojan.PSDownload is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a type of Trojan that creates a PowerShell script to download additional malware.

Type and source of infection

Downloaders are often the first stage of infection from attacks originating from an exploit kit or a malicious email attachment. They are usually small and pre-programmed to download and start other malicious files.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.PSDownload by using real-time protection.

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.PSDownload

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.PSDownload without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on the Get started button.
5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.PSDownload with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections page to see which threats were found.

On the Quarantine page you can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.