Detection Details

Trojan.Sefnit

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Short bio

Trojan.Sefnit is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a family of Trojansthat operate as a backdoor, allowing remote access to Windows systems.

Type of infection

Trojan.Sefnit is also capable of using your computer for Bitcoinmining, click fraud, and to hijack the victim’s search results.There are several ways this Trojan can land on a system, including via P2P file sharing, bundlers, or being dropped by other malware.

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Sefnit

Home remediation

You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections pageto see which threats were found.

On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.