Svpeng

Posted: June 26, 2014

Threat Metric

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Ranking:	9,633
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,834

First Seen:	June 26, 2014
Last Seen:	October 9, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Svpeng, or Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Svpeng.a, is a banking Trojan that may collect confidential login information, and may also include new functions intended to block your machine or encrypt files on its hard drive. Unlike the majority of ransomware and spyware malware researchers have examined, Svpeng targets personal computers and mobile smart phone devices. Because of the potential severity of the lockdown precipitated by this Russian Trojan, preemptive anti-malware solutions strongly are advised for blocking or deleting Svpeng from your phone.

The Transformation of a Trojan from East to West

For years, Svpeng already has had a lucrative career as a bank account details-collecting Trojan in Russia. However, recent updates to Svpeng's campaign have caused Svpeng to migrate to English-speaking countries, including the UK and United States, with new attacks. Besides all of the usual functions for gathering passwords, account names and other credentials that could be used to hack your bank account, Svpeng's Western variant also seems to be branching out into ransomware strategies.

Svpeng, which is designed to be compatible with Windows and Android-based devices, now may lock the affected device by displaying a fraudulent FBI warning of illegal activity. In this respect, malware experts found that Svpeng behaved similarly to most other fake Ransomware Trojans, and requested a MoneyPak cash transfer before the device, in theory, would be relinquished back to its user's control. However, the real benefit of paying Svpeng's ransom is dubious. Since Svpeng attempts to lock the entire device, rather than specific files, a compromised Android phone could become effectively unusable. Svpeng also shows some inclinations towards including file-encrypting attacks that could damage the files on your device, separately from any harm suffered by the operating system.

Keeping Svpeng from Pinging Your Phone

Svpeng now is a global threat, and displays how ordinary and quick it can be for a Trojan that's limited to one country to expand its operations to other nations with minimal alterations. With such invasive system lockdowns at stake, preventative security measures especially are stressed, the failure of which could allow Svpeng to block your phone permanently. 'Rooting' your phone, or granting the phone's user root-level administrative access, can provide some extra protection from Svpeng, but shouldn't substitute for real anti-malware protection.

Svpeng also is a case in point exemplifying the tendency of new financial threats to include multiple attacks in their payloads. Although you may tell that Svpeng's fake FBI warning is, in fact, a fake, Svpeng also may be riffling through any accessible bank account information, which may be put to use initiating cash transfers to the Svpeng's team. Always monitor your bank account routinely for unauthorized use, and be prepared to change passwords that have had any possibility of being compromised by Svpeng or other Trojans.

Svpeng

Threat Metric

The Transformation of a Trojan from East to West

Keeping Svpeng from Pinging Your Phone

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