Trojan.Clipper
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Short bio
Trojan.Clipper is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for a type of Trojan that tries to steal currencies from the affected system by stealing or manipulating the data on the Windows clipboard.
Type of infection
Trojan.Clipper can arrive at a system using may different methods. Posing as an application that enables the use of crypto-currencies, and being installed by a Trojan.Dropper are the most common ones. Trojan.Clipper tries to steal funds or financial information by using the Windows clipboard. It can read and sometimes change the information from the Windows clipboard to enable this.
Malicious behavior
Information copied to or from the clipboard may get changed, or sent to the attacker’s server.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.Clipper by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Clipper
Home remediation
You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.
Nebula endpoint tasks menu
Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections page to see which threats were found. On the Quarantine page you can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.