Trojan:BASH/QHost.WB
Summary
Trojan:BASH/QHost.WB hijacks web traffic by modifying the hosts file.
Removal
Manually correcting the hosts file
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Open terminal and change directory to
*/private/etc/*
- $cd /private/etc
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Use any editor tool you prefer and edit the *hosts*
file: $sudo vim hosts . Note: You need
root privilege to do this.
You should see something similar to the following:
- 91.224.160.26 google.com
- 91.224.160.26 google.ae
- 91.224.160.26 google.as[truncated for brevity]
- Remove all the entries contain *91.224.160.26* from the hosts file.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Technical Details
Trojan:BASH/QHost.WB poses as a FlashPlayer installer called FlashPlayer.pkg:
Screenshot of Trojan:BASH/QHost.WB masquerading as a FlashPlayer
This trojan is also further discussed in our Labs Weblog post:
Activity
Upon installation, the trojan will hijack and redirect web traffic to Google by adding the following entries to the hosts file:
- 91.224.160.26 google.com
- 91.224.160.26 google.ae
- 91.224.160.26 google.as
- 91.224.160.26 google.at
- 91.224.160.26 google.az
- 91.224.160.26 google.ba
- 91.224.160.26 google.be
- 91.224.160.26 google.bg
- 91.224.160.26 google.bs
- 91.224.160.26 google.ca
- 91.224.160.26 google.cd
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.gh
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.hk
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.jm
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.mx
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.my
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.na
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.nf
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.ng
- 91.224.160.26 google.ch
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.np
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.pr
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.qa
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.sg
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.tj
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.tw
- 91.224.160.26 google.dj
- 91.224.160.26 google.de
- 91.224.160.26 google.dk
- 91.224.160.26 google.dm
- 91.224.160.26 google.ee
- 91.224.160.26 google.fi
- 91.224.160.26 google.fm
- 91.224.160.26 google.fr
- 91.224.160.26 google.ge
- 91.224.160.26 google.gg
- 91.224.160.26 google.gm
- 91.224.160.26 google.gr
- 91.224.160.26 google.ht
- 91.224.160.26 google.ie
- 91.224.160.26 google.im
- 91.224.160.26 google.in
- 91.224.160.26 google.it
- 91.224.160.26 google.ki
- 91.224.160.26 google.la
- 91.224.160.26 google.li
- 91.224.160.26 google.lv
- 91.224.160.26 google.ma
- 91.224.160.26 google.ms
- 91.224.160.26 google.mu
- 91.224.160.26 google.mw
- 91.224.160.26 google.nl
- 91.224.160.26 google.no
- 91.224.160.26 google.nr
- 91.224.160.26 google.nu
- 91.224.160.26 google.pl
- 91.224.160.26 google.pn
- 91.224.160.26 google.pt
- 91.224.160.26 google.ro
- 91.224.160.26 google.ru
- 91.224.160.26 google.rw
- 91.224.160.26 google.sc
- 91.224.160.26 google.se
- 91.224.160.26 google.sh
- 91.224.160.26 google.si
- 91.224.160.26 google.sm
- 91.224.160.26 google.sn
- 91.224.160.26 google.st
- 91.224.160.26 google.tl
- 91.224.160.26 google.tm
- 91.224.160.26 google.tt
- 91.224.160.26 google.us
- 91.224.160.26 google.vu
- 91.224.160.26 google.ws
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.ck
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.id
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.il
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.in
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.jp
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.kr
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.ls
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.ma
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.nz
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.tz
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.ug
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.uk
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.za
- 91.224.160.26 google.co.zm
- 91.224.160.26 google.com
- 91.224.160.26 google.com.af
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