Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg
Posted: December 17, 2012
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 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 99 |
| First Seen: | December 17, 2012 |
|---|---|
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg is a rootkit Trojan that is created of many components. Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg can be installed on the vulnerable computer by loading programs such as keygens. Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg conceals itself on the targeted PC to bypass the detection and removal by security programs. Therefore, Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg is difficult to detect and remove from the infected computer. Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg hijacks the affected Internet browser and results in annoying redirects to dubious advertising websites designed by scammers to make money from the pay-per-click technique and raised traffic. The list of the websites used by Trojan:Win32/Sirefef!cfg can differ.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:0a0ccad5e3b6b14505c4663c97bd98c7
File name: 0a0ccad5e3b6b14505c4663c97bd98c7Size: 2.04 KB (2048 bytes)
MD5: 0a0ccad5e3b6b14505c4663c97bd98c7
Detection count: 75
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 5, 2013
ab864a80178d7ebfb8d764c5939f54b8
File name: ab864a80178d7ebfb8d764c5939f54b8Size: 2.04 KB (2048 bytes)
MD5: ab864a80178d7ebfb8d764c5939f54b8
Detection count: 74
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 5, 2013
025e029f9eb05a6d8a32c273adb41dd4
File name: 025e029f9eb05a6d8a32c273adb41dd4Size: 2.04 KB (2048 bytes)
MD5: 025e029f9eb05a6d8a32c273adb41dd4
Detection count: 72
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 5, 2013
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