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6 entries found.
Updated on May 30, 2014
Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 18, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat is a trojan which tries to do one or all of the following:

  • Download and install other malware
  • Use your computer for click fraud
  • Record your keystrokes and the sites you visit
  • Send information about your PC, including user names and browsing history, to a remote malicious hacker
  • Give a remote malicious hacker access to your PC

Due to the generic nature of this detection, we can only provide general information about it.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 14, 2019
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 01, 2011
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 01, 2011

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Swfdown.A is a trojan that downloads and executes other malware.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 21, 2016

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of hacktools are used to patch or "crack" some software so it will run without a valid license or genuine product key.

Don't run this hacktool as it can be associated with malware or unwanted software.

In the past, we have seen malware on many PCs where hacktools are detected. You can read more in Volume 13 of the Security Intelligence Report.

Alert level: high