Spyware.Stealer

Short bio

Spyware.Stealer is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for malware that actively searches a system for valuable infomation and sends it to the attacker

Type and source of infection

Spyware.Stealer is a detection for threats that are capable of spying on affected devices and sending the stolen information to an attacker. Many of these stealers are operated under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, so distribution methods are very diverse.

Protection

Malwarebytes detects and blocks Spyware.Stealer

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove many Spyware.Stealer infections without further user interaction.

• 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 started button.
• Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
• Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
• Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Business remediation

How to remove Spyware.Stealer 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.