Should I remove “Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5”?

The Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

What Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5?

File Info:
name: 7D90B4A4CE8D6382819F.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a4204d9bf44f930f8b5050f2698ceb23a03bdc24f949ab5fc2175e1013fbbe3ccrc32: 126B4C08md5: 7d90b4a4ce8d6382819fb7d37c496a82sha1: 95af78b49de41f915785253a8f9c2315e99e6e1csha256: a4204d9bf44f930f8b5050f2698ceb23a03bdc24f949ab5fc2175e1013fbbe3csha512: ad9b1eb8e9738308576fdf1fb31b15210fa29e096da579b8012fbd4d48af62267c378083972e34f54e109ebb11128ea19459d9735df62c2e4590758bbf1fd8ecssdeep: 12288:NBWmWh19reM5OSZDlTe7zXbMnov1+9PB:NBeh19reM55Dte7zXbvE9type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1AF84CFC1A2F0DC7EE58BD6380F3D4B760F6138EB3755AF2ABA8455AD3C529C44222365sha3_384: a94aa4956a6811847f8a823ca35de6cf125a3b75a19e5e44fd08da02ddd082edbdb9fc80734666366cfb0523e8530348ep_bytes: e8cf810000e978feffff8bff558bec57timestamp: 2007-10-26 16:59:34
Version Info:
CompanyName: Fli widthFileDescription: Tsosiste rinyankFileVersion: 2.0.6.6InternalName: windLegalCopyright: Nenwiom walofy thagh to tyou.OriginalFilename: wind.exeProductName: Andis dwis lerivProductVersion: 2.0.6.6Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5 also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Swizzor.Gen.5?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.