MBAM to detect and remove fastrecovery@xmpp.jp

[marcof]

Hello,
I'm evaulating to buy malwarebytes but I should need if this tool is able to detect and remove scarab ransomeware like fastrecovery xmpp.jp

I tried, in safe mode, to detect and remove it but the tool is not able, it not detect anything (but the windows7pro PC unfortunately is infected...): maybe because I'm using the premium trial version?

thanks, regards
marco

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[dcollins]

The way the Scarab infection works is that once it's done encrypting your files, it removes itself, so there's nothing left to cleanup.

Edited September 18, 2018 by dcollins

[marcof]

thanks dcollins for your clarification!

[AdvancedSetup]

Hello @marcof

Please see the following.

Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics

https://id-ransomware.blogspot.com/2018/06/scarab-bomber-ransomware.html

Emmanuel_ADC-Soft - in some cases it may be possible to recover data

Good luck and remember, backing up your data to an external source is highly recommended.

Ron

 

[exile360]

Just as an additional note, Malwarebytes 3 has a lot more in the way of prevention than it does with regards to remediation/removal after the fact because most of the layers of protection in Malwarebytes 3 Premium (which are all fully functional in the free trial you're testing) are designed to stop an attack before it is able to actually install and launch an infection on the system.  This is because thanks to more proactive, signature-less features like Exploit Protection and Ransomware Protection do not rely on threat databases to detect threats and instead look for malicious behaviors that occur during various stages of an attack.  On top of this, technologies like Web Protection and Malware Protection (which also includes the new anomalous threat detection engine which uses cloud capabilities, Machine Learning (what most in the industry currently refer to as "AI" even though it is not technically true Artificial Intelligence in any real sense), and advanced heuristics algorithms) use information about known threats beyond just the threats themselves including common characteristics, where they come from and the servers they reach out to (i.e. malicious servers, malicious ads or malvertisements, malicious Command & Control servers etc.) to detect an attack and stop it in its tracks at various phases in the attack chain and that scanning/remediation of threats is actually the last line of defense in a long list of layers and strategies employed by Malwarebytes to defend a system against attack and infection.  You can find out more about how these various layers of defense operate by taking a look at the diagram and information on this page.

I hope this information is helpful.