Adobe BitCoinMiner (Trojan?)

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  1. Phragmeister

    Phragmeister Guest

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    Last week Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware picked up these -

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    I've heard about softwares installing Bitcoin Miners before, but nothing on the scale of a company such as Adobe.

    Apologies if this is old news. I just don't know what to make of it.
     
    Phragmeister, Dec 27, 2015
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    WhiteLightning Don Illuminati Staff Member

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    hmm i dont even have a folder Filecache there. maybe some site you visited installed it through flash ?
     
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    Yeah that could be the case.

    I'm running a complete scan now and purchased a Bitdefender Total Security licence the other day. Hopefully they'll find any stragglers.
     
    Phragmeister, Dec 28, 2015
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    Rich_Guy Ancient Guru

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    Neither do i.
     
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    AsiJu Ancient Guru

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    ^ same, no FileCache folder. WhiteLightning was probably right.

    After scanning manually delete the FileCache folder (if it's still there) and check the plug-ins / add-ons for your browser(s) too and remove any suspicious entries to be on the safe side.
     
    AsiJu, Dec 29, 2015
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