Detection Details

Trojan.FakeMBAM

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Short bio

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

Type 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

block Trojan.FakeMBAM

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.FakeMBAM

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.FakeMBAM with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

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

endpoint menu

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

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

Nebula detections

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

Nebula Quarantaine

Home remediation

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

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

Associated threats

  • Trojan.FakeMBAM.ED