Trojan.Agent.VBS

Published: October 29, 2024

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Short bio

Trojan.Agent.VBS is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for Trojans that are written in VBScript, a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows systems.

Type of infection

This detection is triggeredd by the VBScript files themselves as well as by the methods of excecution they are known to use, like Scheduled tasks, startup entries, etc.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users against Trojan.Agent.VBS

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Agent.VBS
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Agent.VBS

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.Agent.VBS with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

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

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

Nebula detections

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

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Agent.VBS without further user interaction.

  • Please download Malwarebytesto your desktop.
  • Double-click MBSetup.exeand follow the prompts to install the program.
  • When your Malwarebytes for Windowsinstallation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
  • Click on the Get started button.
  • Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
  • Click Quarantineto remove the found threats.
  • Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.