Trojan.FakeMBAM

Short bio

Trojan.FakeMBAM is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for Trojans that pose as a Malwarebytes product.

Type and source of infection

Trojan.FakeMBAM are files that are made to look like they are Malwarebytes products, either because they seem to be signed by Malwarebytes, have Malwarebytes Version Info, or because the name of the file would lead users to think so.

Protection

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

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.FakeMBAM

Remediation

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

Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
Then click Finish.
Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
Restart your computer when prompted to do so.

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com

-Log Details-
Scan Date: 10/22/18
Scan Time: 1:10 PM
Log File: 249fb954-d5eb-11e8-a82a-00ffdcc6fdfc.json

-Software Information-
Version: 3.6.1.2711
Components Version: 1.0.463
Update Package Version: 1.0.7465
License: Premium

-System Information-
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: {USERNAME}-PC\{USERNAME}

-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 237975
Threats Detected: 3
Threats Quarantined: 3
Time Elapsed: 2 min, 50 sec

-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Enabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect

-Scan Details-
Process: 1
Trojan.FakeMBAM, C:\USERS\{USERNAME}\DOWNLOADS\MBHELPER.EXE, Quarantined, [9667], [573188],1.0.7465

Module: 1
Trojan.FakeMBAM, C:\USERS\{USERNAME}\DOWNLOADS\MBHELPER.EXE, Quarantined, [9667], [573188],1.0.7465

Registry Key: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Value: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 0
(No malicious items detected)

File: 1
Trojan.FakeMBAM, C:\USERS\{USERNAME}\DOWNLOADS\MBHELPER.EXE, Quarantined, [9667], [573188],1.0.7465

Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)


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