Worm.Picsys
Posted: April 13, 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: | 5/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 166 |
First Seen: | January 16, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | May 2, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Picsys is a self-replicating worm that may cause a variety of problems to infected Worm.Picsys may have detrimental consequences for your Operating System (OS), leading to some functionality errors or decreasing the operating speed. Picsys also may expose your files to the hackers behind the attacks. Worm.Picsys may exhibit keylogging traits as well by recording the credentials for your most important accounts. All in all, the damage that Worm.Picsys may cause should not be underestimated. It is advisable not to allow the infection happen in the first place. Picsys is a typical worm, so it relies on system vulnerabilities to sneak in. If you have not updated your programs for a while, and the hackers have detected some loophole, then the cyber threat may enter into complete silence when you open corrupted Web pages. You also may install Worm.Picsys if you download any software from platforms that should not be trusted, like torrent trackers. Picsys is highly contagious and may spread towards all connected computers easily. If your machine is part of some network, the worm may replicate itself without your knowledge. For example, if this harmful application infects your computer in the office, Worm.Picsys may shortly afterward compromise the machines of your colleagues. Picsys may copy its corrupted codes toward external devices like USB drives and external hard disks. Worm.Picsys also may attach itself to the emails you send, again without your knowledge. Worm.Picsys extracts its corrupted codes immediately after it compromises a machine. From this moment on, the parasite may undertake different operations that may cause you trouble and benefit its developers. Picsys may corrupt your browser, no matter if you count on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Worm.Picsys may cause redirections towards potentially unsafe sites, which may try to deploy additional cyber threats. Unless you delete Worm.Picsys right away, it may soon put at risk all of your account credentials. It may be exceptionally difficult to clean your system from Picsys manually, so you should use a reliable anti-malware solution.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winxcfg.exe
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