"Verified by Visa" Trojan

[Ratel10mm]

Hi all

A couple of times now I've had a pop-up claiming to be a Visa verification during an online payment process. It asks for all your card details, including your PIN.

Obviously it's a Phishing scam to get your card details, but how do I get rid of it? I have searched it on the internet, but frankly have not found a solution on any sites known & trusted by yours truly.

Can any of out IT gurus help please?

Cheers
Matt

[seano87]

It sounds like you may have some malware hiding on your computer that responds when it detects a payment process.

I'd first up try downloading adaware and malwarebytes and run them to see what it can find lurking and use to get rid of what it finds and see if that helps?

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[CU55TM Disco]

McAfee Security Scan Plus was the only thing that recognised and removed recent malware that infected my PC. U could also try that!

[Griffo]

Sometimes with Malware you may need to try several products to remove it completely.
It might also be worth downloading Hirens Boot CD, booting off that, and scanning it with the ClamAV package. A lot of malware these days detects and shuts down AV software, or actively avoids it. By booting off the CD you are avoiding the running processes.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

St George Bank restricts purchases with a "Verified by VISA", it will happen on a Secure Payment site (https). You enter your credit/debit card number, expiry date and CVV and then select process transaction. The Verified by Visa will come up with the name and logo of the issuing bank asking for your internet password. It doesn't ask for your card PIN.

LR vendors like LR Series in the UK have it on their secure payment provider. I believe the "verified by Visa" was introduced to prevent unscrupulous vendors, having sufficient previlages to post additional charges against your card, by requiring you to input the password after the vendor's site has sent the transsaction details. In fact it is therefore an additional layer of security rather than a trojan.

I would never enter details like that from an unsolicited email.