Trojan.Win32.FireHooker
Trojan.Win32.FireHooker or Trojan:Win32/FireHooker is the definition (from Kaspersky Labs) of a Trojan downloader, Trojan dropper, or Trojan spy created for the Windows platform. [1] Its first known detection goes back to September, 2015, according to the AVV Trend Micro.
Malware details[edit]
This malware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine as a .dll file, by the name xul.dll. The file size is about 5120 bytes.[2] The file is being dropped by an DNS blocking installer or additional installers bundled with DNSblockers.
xul.dll, which is a known Mozilla Firefox DLL, loads in order to come to action the following APIs from the DLL file
- CERT_GetCommonName
- NSS_CMSSignerInfo_GetSigningCertificate
- NSS_CMSSignerInfo_Verify
- PORT_Set_Error
- VFY_VerifyDigestDirect [3]
Other aliases[edit]
- TR/FireHooker.1825 (Avira)
- Trojan.GenericKD.2889803 (Bitdefender)
- Win32/FireHooker.A (ESET)
- Trojan.Win32.FireHooker.a (Kaspersky Labs)