SySWoW64

By CagedTech in Trojans

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 15,714
Threat Level: 90 % (High)
Infected Computers: 149
First Seen: October 8, 2014
Last Seen: August 7, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SySWoW64 is classified as a Trojan infection due to the harmful actions SySWoW64 executes on the computers SySWoW64 infects. SySWoW64 will add unwanted icons on your desktop that will return after been removed. SySWoW64 will create numerous registry entries and corrupted files on your system that will use an enormous amount of the system resources. SySWoW64 may slow down the computer's performance and even cause constant crashes. SySWoW64 may erase crucial files and add unsafe files to the registry. SySWoW64 is a gateway for other unwanted programs and threats such as browser hijackers, rogue security programs, adware and other threats. SySWoW64 may collect relevant information and share it with third parties that may use it for harmful purposes. SySWoW64 uses various infection methods to find its way to a computer such as online games, emails with compromised attachments, freeware and corrupted websites. SySWoW64 may open a backdoor on the infected computer and connect a third party server that will be used to transmit new instructions to SySWoW64. SySWoW64 will change the system setting and add its codes to it in order to be loaded every time the computer starts. Removal of SySWoW64 will demand the help of an up-to-date and appropriate anti-malware product that will scan, find and uninstall all the harmful changes made by SySWoW64 on your machine.

Analysis Report

General information

Family Name: Trojan.Tofsee.O
Signature status: No Signature

Known Samples

MD5: 2660bafa78588a71029e0c98d793ffc7
SHA1: 2462d734324f2521fb3194cad85e47910a76587c
SHA256: D75D30B2D8BF6D7C7BD1DEC0C7BCC6F5D3309FBAE2665843B1DFB880A0648A59
File Size: 72.70 KB, 72704 bytes

Windows Portable Executable Attributes

  • File doesn't have "Rich" header
  • File doesn't have debug information
  • File doesn't have exports table
  • File doesn't have resources
  • File doesn't have security information
  • File is 32-bit executable
  • File is either console or GUI application
  • File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
  • File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
  • File is not packed
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  • IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)

File Traits

  • No Version Info
  • WriteProcessMemory
  • x86

Block Information

Total Blocks: 237
Potentially Malicious Blocks: 207
Whitelisted Blocks: 30
Unknown Blocks: 0

Visual Map

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0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block

Similar Families

  • Tofsee.O
  • Tofsee.OB

Files Modified

File Attributes
\device\namedpipe\phsfvyqd Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data

Windows API Usage

Category API
Network Winsock2
  • WSAStartup
Process Manipulation Evasion
  • ReadProcessMemory