Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca
Posted: January 19, 2016
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 9/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 108 |
First Seen: | January 19, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | February 21, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca is threatening spyware that may harvest your information without leaving any clues. Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca developers may use it to browse your hard disks as if they were the administrators. They may collect any file that may serve them somehow. Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca also may function as a keylogger, recording the keys that you press during your surfing sessions. With the help of complex algorithms, the hackers may find out which sites you were viewing while typing the particular sequence. As a result, they may obtain your usernames and passwords. You can only imagine the serious consequences if they achieve their goal. The experts suggest you take all the necessary measures to prevent the installation of Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca.
Once Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca collects crucial information, deleting the threat from the machine may not be enough to spare the damage. Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca doesn't use some unseen delivery options. Its developers may send it to thousands of PC users at once in spam email campaigns. If you ignore all messages with attached files from unknown senders, you should be safe. In some cases, the evil-minded people may try to deceive you that their Trojan is a trustworthy update for Adobe or Java. To be tricked by this method, you should trust only official sites when you want to install the latest versions of your programs. Trojan.Spy:Win32/Pstsca may transfer the collected data to Command and Control (C&C) servers such as kava
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