Trojan.JSCeal
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Short bio
Trojan.JSCeal is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for a script that runs malicious Javascript in node.js.
Type of infection
Trojan.JSCeal is an information stealer often offered for download as a cryptocurrency trading app.
Malicious behavior
Trojan.JSCeal will often gain persistence by adding a startup entry.
Protection
Malwarebytes/ThreatDown products detect and remove Trojan.JSCeal.
Business remediation
How to remove Trojan.JSCeal 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.
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.JSCeal without further user interaction. If one of these bundlers has been detected on a system it is advisable to run a full system scan.
- 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 started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.