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PasswordFox false alarm or really malware
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<blockquote data-quote="MacDefender" data-source="post: 892950" data-attributes="member: 83059"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=HackTool%3AWin32%2FPasswordFox[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Based off what some of the other engines say, it seems like it's labeled as a hacktool because of its ability to reveal passwords already stored on the user's machine. I suspect this was probably used as part of some piece of ransomware to exfiltrate passwords from the browser, hence why it's now labeled across the board as malware.</p><p></p><p>Here's what the vendor says if you want to take their word: <a href="http://blog.nirsoft.net/2009/05/17/antivirus-companies-cause-a-big-headache-to-small-developers/" target="_blank">NirBlog » Blog Archive » Antivirus companies cause a big headache to small developers.</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacDefender, post: 892950, member: 83059"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=HackTool%3AWin32%2FPasswordFox[/URL] Based off what some of the other engines say, it seems like it's labeled as a hacktool because of its ability to reveal passwords already stored on the user's machine. I suspect this was probably used as part of some piece of ransomware to exfiltrate passwords from the browser, hence why it's now labeled across the board as malware. Here's what the vendor says if you want to take their word: [URL="http://blog.nirsoft.net/2009/05/17/antivirus-companies-cause-a-big-headache-to-small-developers/"]NirBlog » Blog Archive » Antivirus companies cause a big headache to small developers.[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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