TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P
Posted: March 8, 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: | 112 |
| First Seen: | March 8, 2016 |
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| Last Seen: | October 18, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P is a perilous cyber threat written in JavaScript that may enter unnoticed and connect the infected machine to distant Command and Connect (C&C) servers. Some hackers may use this Trojan dropper as the first step of detrimental attacks, which may make the PC of the victim unusable. By itself, TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P may not cause immediate damage. However, it may download additional threats, which may result in all kinds of issues. The experts have confirmed that TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P has been used to install variants of TeslaCrypt. This file-encrypting parasite locks all files of the victim and keeps them inaccessible until the user pays a ransom. TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P also may download information-collecting Trojans. They typically work in the background without causing visible problems. Thus, you may be unaware that some advanced parasite may record your online credentials or transfer your data to remote hosts. Unless you know where to search for particular files, you may not suspect that you are infected with TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P. This threat travels mainly as a .zip file that you may receive as an email attachment. The hackers use various social engineering tactics to make you click on this corrupted file, which will be enough to trigger the infection. You should check if the sender is who he claims to be before opening or downloading attached files. Immediately after entering, TrojanDownloader: JS/Swabfex.P establishes an outgoing connection to specific remote hosts via HTTP. The next step is to download an executable file, which is stored in the %TEMP% directory. Its name is in the format
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