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VirTool:JS/Redichrextor.A

First posted on 10 October 2013.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for VirTool:JS/Redichrextor.A.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation

This tool arrives on your PC as part of the code of a malicious Chrome browser extension.

Payload

When you try to visit the Chrome Extensions page, VirTool:JS/Redichrextor.A redirects to a different page or website. This means you can't view or remove any Chrome browser extensions.

We have seen this tool redirect to the following legitimate pages:

• Chrome://newtab
• Chrome.google.com/webstore
• http://google.com

Analysis by Jonathan San Jose

Symptoms

Alerts from your security software may be the only symptom.

Last update 10 October 2013

 

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