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

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Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Sefnit

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.Sefnit with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

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

endpoint menu

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

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

Nebula detections

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

Nebula Quarantaine

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Sefnit without further user interaction.