Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB

If you spectate the notification of Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB detection, it seems that your system has a problem. All viruses are dangerous, with no exceptions. Redline is malware that aims at collecting different categories of information from your system. It practices a lot of hacks to evade malware detection, and uses protected connections to exfiltrate data. The activity of this malware usually results in losing access to your social media accounts, and exposing your identity. Moreover, some examples can also deliver more malware to the system.

It is better to prevent, than repair and repent!

When we talk about the intrusion of unfamiliar programs into your computer’s work, the proverb “Forewarned is forearmed” describes the situation as accurately as possible. Gridinsoft Anti-Malware is exactly the tool that is always useful to have in your armory: fast, efficient, up-to-date. It is appropriate to use it as an emergency help at the slightest suspicion of infection.

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Any type of malware exists with the only target – generate profits on you¹. And the programmers of these things are not thinking about ethicality – they use all available tactics. Taking your personal data, receiving the comission for the ads you watch for them, utilizing your PC to mine cryptocurrencies – that is not the complete list of what they do. Do you like to be a riding steed? That is a rhetorical question.

What does the notification with Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB detection mean?

The Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB detection you can see in the lower right side is displayed to you by Microsoft Defender. That anti-malware application is good at scanning, but prone to be basically unreliable. It is unprotected to malware invasions, it has a glitchy interface and bugged malware removal capabilities. Hence, the pop-up which states concerning the Redline is rather just a notification that Defender has recognized it. To remove it, you will likely need to use another anti-malware program.

Microsoft Defender: “Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB”

Having Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB malware on your PC is not a pleasant thing from any perspective. The most troublesome issue is that you will not discover anything wrong. A key quality of any spyware is being as stealthy as possible. Some Redline samples also can perform self-destruction after grabbing all the data present in the system. After that, it will be almost impossible to uncover the flow of events and figure out how your accounts were hacked. Long-residing variants of spyware can target a specific folder in the system or file type. Files grabbed in such a way will be put for sale on the Darknet – at one of its numerous forums with stolen data.

Spyware Summary:

Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB malware characteristic

Typical behaviour in the infected system

Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB also known as:

Is Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB dangerous?

As I said before, any malware is harmful. And Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB is not even close to making more disturbance than real damage. The most misleading feature of Redline is the fact you cannot witness its activity in any way, other than with anti-malware software scanning. And when you are in the dark, cybercriminals who successfully implemented their nasty thing to your computer are starting to count the money. Darknet offers a lot of opportunities to sell spyware logs for a hefty sum – especially when these logs are new. And you’d better not imagine what will happen to your accounts when other rascals will put their hands on your login credentials.

However, situation may have much faster flow. In some cases, hackers are delivering their virus precisely to the user they are going to steal from. Spyware is priceless when it comes to grabbing credentials, and some examples target precisely at banking accounts or crypto wallets. One may say, giving spyware a run equals to sending all your money to criminals.

How did I get this virus?

It is hard to trace the origins of malware on your computer. Nowadays, things are mixed, and distribution ways utilized by adware 5 years ago can be used by spyware nowadays. But if we abstract from the exact spreading method and will think of why it works, the answer will be pretty simple – low level of cybersecurity awareness. Individuals click on promotions on weird sites, open the pop-ups they get in their web browsers, call the “Microsoft tech support” assuming that the scary banner that states about malware is true. It is essential to understand what is legitimate – to prevent misunderstandings when trying to determine a virus.

The example of Microsoft Tech support scam banner

Nowadays, there are two of the most extensive methods of malware spreading – lure e-mails and injection into a hacked program. While the first one is not so easy to avoid – you must know a lot to recognize a counterfeit – the 2nd one is simple to address: just don’t utilize cracked apps. Torrent-trackers and various other providers of “free” applications (which are, in fact, paid, but with a disabled license checking) are just a giveaway point of malware. And Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB is just within them.

How to remove the Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB from my PC?

Trojan:Win32/Redline.KB!MTB malware is very difficult to eliminate by hand. It stores its data in a variety of locations throughout the disk, and can restore itself from one of the parts. Additionally, numerous alterations in the windows registry, networking setups and also Group Policies are quite hard to identify and revert to the initial. It is much better to make use of a specific tool – exactly, an anti-malware program. GridinSoft Anti-Malware will fit the most ideal for malware removal objectives.

Why GridinSoft Anti-Malware? It is pretty light-weight and has its databases updated almost every hour. Moreover, it does not have such problems and exploits as Microsoft Defender does. The combination of these aspects makes GridinSoft Anti-Malware suitable for taking out malware of any form.

Remove the viruses with GridinSoft Anti-Malware

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware. After the installation, you will be offered to perform the Standard Scan. Approve this action.

• Standard scan checks the logical disk where the system files are stored, together with the files of programs you have already installed. The scan lasts up to 6 minutes.

• When the scan is over, you may choose the action for each detected virus. For all files of Redline the default option is “Delete”. Press “Apply” to finish the malware removal.

1. Read about malware types on GridinSoft Threat encyclopedia.