Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf

Posted: August 13, 2013

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	23

First Seen:	August 13, 2013
Last Seen:	February 18, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf is a backdoor Trojan that allows criminals to issue instructions to Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf for compromising your computer – such as instructing Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf to install other malware, disable security features or rename various files. Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf currently is being distributed in attacks that have compromised the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) website and forced it to install Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf in drive-by-download attacks that target Chinese IP addresses. Seeing as how this isn't the first time Tibet-related websites have been hacked for such purposes, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers continue to urge visitors to such websites to take all appropriate browser security measures. Deleting Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, which doesn't display any distinctive symptoms after its installation, should use anti-malware tools as per usual.

Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf: From a Website to Spyware and Thence to Backdoor Assaults

Tibet and Web travelers interested in it often have been targeted by various malware attacks, with infection vectors usually taking the form of an e-mail spam or a benign but compromised website that's been altered to include malicious code. Joining similar PC threats like Win32/Syndicasec.A and Trojan.Win32.Agent.hwoo, Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf is one of the most recent examples of such attacks. However, rather than targeting Tibetans, the drive-by-download that installs Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf appears to be deliberately restricted to targeting IP addresses corresponding to residents of China.

The website compromised and forced to install Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, the Chinese mirror for the CTA, has not yet taken any action against this compromise and any contact with it should, for now, be considered a potential source of Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf infection. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers are happy to note that most anti-malware products are able to detect and block Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, although some brands will incorrectly identify Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf as a password-stealing Trojan when, in fact, Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf is a backdoor Trojan.

As usual, the vulnerability used to install Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf is Java-based, as well as being outdated. Updating Java or disabling it should protect your PC from this attack even if your browser does load the affected website. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also stress that the drive-by-download responsible for spreading Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, like most of its ilk, does not show any visible symptoms during the attack.

All of the Trouble a Little Interest in Tibet Can Give Your Computer

Despite some structural similarities to spyware, Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf is a backdoor Trojan with all of the expected functions of such a Trojan. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers always recommend the prompt removal of Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf and any other PC threat capable of creating or exploiting backdoor vulnerabilities. Through these vulnerabilities criminals may disable software, block security features, exert control over your user input, uninstall programs and install other malware – among other potential attacks. Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, like the attack that installs Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf, does not have any symptoms, although competent anti-malware products should be able to detect and remove Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf immediately.

Browser security is, naturally, a central part of any defense against drive-by-downloads like those responsible for spreading Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf infections. Updating Java will patch many of the exploits (such as CVE-2012-4681) that are used to attack your computer, and prevent unusual scripts from running while you're visiting a potentially compromised or harmful site is always advised by SpywareRemove.com malware researchers.

Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf

Threat Metric

Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.cyxf: From a Website to Spyware and Thence to Backdoor Assaults

All of the Trouble a Little Interest in Tibet Can Give Your Computer

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