Trojan.JSCeal

Short bio

Trojan.JSCeal is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for a script that runs malicious Javascript in node.js.

Symptoms

Trojan.JSCeal will often gain persistence by adding a startup entry.

Type and source of infection

Trojan.JSCeal is an information stealer often offered for download as a cryptocurrency trading app.

Protection

Malwarebytes detects and removes Trojan.JSCeal.

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.JSCeal without further user interaction.

Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

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 startedbutton.

Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.

Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.

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.