Issue
- Your ESET product detects the malware distributed as Win32/TrickBot and Win64/TrickBot
- What is Win32/Trickbot?
- Does ESET protect me from Win32/Trickbot?
- We Live Security blog post
- Other resources
Solution
What is Win32/Trickbot?
TrickBot is a worm used to steal sensitive information, such as login credentials for online banking sessions, and ultimately leads to ransomware. It is one of the more recent types of malware being reported.
Does ESET protect me from Win32/Trickbot?
Yes, ESET detects the malware distributed as Win32/TrickBot and blocks it.
To ensure the highest level of security, we recommend that you are always on the latest version of your ESET product: Check for the latest version of your ESET business products
Minimize the risk of malware attack
We recommend that you always have the latest detection engine:
Business users: Check the Detection Engine version using ESET Security Management Center (7.x).
Home users: Check for latest detection engine.
Visit our Best practices to protect against Filecoder (ransomware) malware focus
In some cases, your ESET product with ESET LiveGrid enabled may respond faster to new threats than to modules updates. Learn more about ESET LiveGrid and make sure it is enabled in your ESET product
Additionally:
- Add a password to protect ESET Settings and prevent uninstall
- Back up your important data
- Do not change default settings
- Download security patches
We Live Security blog post
To find out more about ESET's efforts to disrupt the TrickBot botnet, read ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt TrickBot on WeLiveSecurity.
