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Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This trojan is a 64-bit component of Win32/Sirefef - a family of malware that uses stealth to hide its presence on your computer. Trojans in this family can do different things, including:

  • Downloading and running other files
  • Contacting remote hosts
  • Disabling security features

Members of the family can also change search results, which can generate money for the attackers who use Sirefef.

Alert level: severe
Updated on May 12, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

See the Win32/Sirefef family description for more information.

Alert level: severe
Updated on May 13, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

See the Win32/Sirefef family description for more information.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 20, 2015

Microsoft security software detects and removes this threat.

This family of malware uses stealth to hide its presence on your PC. Trojans in this family can do different things, including:

  • Downloading and running other files
  • Contacting remote hosts
  • Disabling security features

Members of the family can also change search results, which can generate money for the hackers who use Sirefef.

Variants of Win32/Sirefef might be installed by other malware, including variants of the Trojan:Win32/Necurs family.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 04, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This trojan is a 64-bit component of Win64/Sirefef - a family of malware that changes search results and generates 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 04, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This trojan is a component of Win64/Sirefef - a family of malware that changes search results and generates 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.W is the 64-bit user-mode component of Win32/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that moderates your Internet experience by modifying 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.AE is a component of Win64/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that uses stealth to hide its presence on your computer. The family consists of multiple parts that perform different functions, such as downloading updates and additional components, hiding existing components, or performing the payload.

Note: This Sirefef variant has been observed using specific ports for its peer-to-peer communications. We strongly encourage you to block access to the following ports to limit Sirefef’s communication channels and prevent additional Sirefef components being downloaded:

  • 16464
  • 16465
  • 16470
  • 16471

You can read more about how to block access to a port in this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.AF is a component of Win64/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that uses stealth to hide its presence on your computer. The family consists of multiple parts that perform different functions, such as downloading updates and additional components, hiding existing components, or performing the payload.

Note: This Sirefef variant has been observed using specific ports for its peer-to-peer communications. We strongly encourage you to block access to the following ports to limit Sirefef’s communication channels and prevent additional Sirefef components being downloaded:

  • 16464
  • 16465
  • 16470
  • 16471

You can read more about how to block access to a port in this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.AI is a component of Win64/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that uses stealth to hide its presence on your computer. The family consists of multiple parts that perform different functions, such as downloading updates and additional components, hiding existing components, or performing the payload.

Note: This Sirefef variant has been observed using specific ports for its peer-to-peer communications. We strongly encourage you to block access to the following ports to limit Sirefef’s communication channels and prevent additional Sirefef components being downloaded:

  • 16464
  • 16465
  • 16470
  • 16471

You can read more about how to block access to a port in this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 04, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.AB is a component of the Sirefef multi-platform rootkit, related to Win32/Sirefef. Sirefef is multi-component malware family that modifies search results when you search for something on the Internet and generates pay-per-click advertising revenue for its controllers. This particular component clicks on links supplied by a remote attacker to generate revenue.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.M is the 64-bit user-mode 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 02, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

It is a user-mode component of Win32/Sirefef - a multi-component family of malware that meddles with your Internet experience by changing search results and generating pay-per-click advertising revenue for its controllers. The family consists of multiple parts that do different functions, like downloading updates and additional components, hiding existing components, or doing a payload.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.U is a component of Win64/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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.Q is 64-bit user mode 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.Y 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.D is the 64-bit user-mode 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.E is the 64-bit user-mode 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.J 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.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 02, 2013

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.B is a trojan that connects to a remote server to download arbitrary files which can include malware, such as other components of Sirefef, and may be present on an affected computer as a file named "consrv.dll".

Trojan:Win64/Sirefef.B 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.

Alert level: severe