MALWARE FAMILY

FakeUpdateRU

Internal ID: js.fakeupdateru

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

FakeUpdateRU is a malicious JavaScript code injected into compromised websites to deliver further malware using the drive-by download technique. The malicious code displays a copy of the Google Chrome web browser download page and redirects the user to the download of a next-stage payload.

Threat Analysis

FakeUpdateRU is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://blog.sucuri.net/2023/10/fakeupdateru-chrome-update-infection-spreads-trojan-malware.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

js.fakeupdateru

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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