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Offline dlpcap

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js:redirector-bmu
« on: November 21, 2018, 12:20:26 AM »
Given the reports I see on the web re: AVG (sister to AVAST) reporting presence of the js:redirector-bmu trojan on Ebay -
I made a purchase through Ebay on ebay 11/16.  I am on web daily.  Friday night I ran a full AVAST scan which showed the embedded trojan in my appdata/Firefox folder (see pic).
After cleaning I've changed a few passwords.

1) Was the anti- js:redirector-bmu AVAST block in place during this WHOLE period?
2) Should AVAST have blocked js:redirector-bmu in real-time (accessing Firefox) and not just show up in the AVAST full scan I did (after the fact, apparently)?
3) Probably not, but would running an AVAST 'Smart Scan' have flagged the js:redirector-bmu?  Would the 'Smart Scan' flag it if somehow js:redirector-bmu returned?
4) What specifically does js:redirector-bmu do?
5) How comfortable should I feel now? Should AVAST trigger a block for js:redirector-bmu  if it tries to install on my pc in real-time?; When I use Firefox now in real-time?

Here is the AVAST config currently (don't know specifics for 11/16-11/17):
Avast free 18.8.2356 (build 18.8.4084.0)
Virus definition: 181120-8

Thanks, Dennis.

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W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
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Re: js:redirector-bmu
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2018, 07:16:21 AM »
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4) What specifically does js:redirector-bmu do?
as the name say, it redirect you to other websites ......


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Re: js:redirector-bmu
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2018, 10:34:31 PM »
So is AVAST now configured to give a real-time error if js:redirector-bmu is recognized, and not just during an on-demand scan?

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Re: js:redirector-bmu
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2018, 05:07:14 AM »
Follow the link in Reply #1.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0