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First posted on 03 February 2012.
Source: MicrosoftAliases :
There are no other names known for Trojan:JS/Sdiper.A.
Explanation :
Trojan:JS/Sdiper.A is a malicious JavaScript that is embedded inside Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox plugins. It redirects to another file, which is detected as Trojan:JS/Sdiper.B.
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Trojan:JS/Sdiper.A is a malicious JavaScript that is embedded inside Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox plugins. It redirects to another file, which is detected as Trojan:JS/Sdiper.B.
Installation
Trojan:JS/Sdiper.A is embedded inside Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox plugins.
In Google Chrome it is present as the file "essentials.crx/go.js", while in Mozilla Firefox, it is present as the file "essentials.xpi/content/youtube.js". The plugin name for both browsers is "Essentials".
Payload
Redirects the browser
Trojan:JS/Sdiper.A redirects the browser to another malicious JavaScript file in "buzz<removed>france.info/f.js". This file is detected as Trojan:JS/Sdiper.B.
Analysis by Horea Coroiu
Last update 03 February 2012