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Trojan:Win32/Sirefef.AN

First posted on 26 July 2012.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

Trojan:Win32/Sirefef.AN is also known as Backdoor.Win32.ZAccess.tyi (Kaspersky), Mal/ZAccess-CA (Sophos), TR/ATRAPS.Gen2 (Avira), TROJ_SIREFEF.CZ (Trend Micro), Trojan.Win32.Alureon (Ikarus), ZeroAccess (McAfee).

Explanation :

Trojan:Win32/Sirefef.AN is a component of Win32/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that moderates your Internet experience by changing search results and generating pay-per-click advertising revenue for its controllers. The family consists of multiple parts that perform different functions, such as downloading updates and additional components, hiding existing components, or performing a payload.

For more information, please see the Win32/Sirefef family entry in our encyclopedia.

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Win32/Sirefef



Analysis by Horea Coroiu

Last update 26 July 2012

 

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