Home / malware Other:W32/SWF
First posted on 28 June 2010.
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There are no other names known for Other:W32/SWF.
Explanation :
The file appears to be suspicious, is potentially undesirable, or may be structured in a way or has characteristics that resembles known malware. This may indicate the presence of a malware infection, or that the suspect file is malicious.
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About SWF
The term 'SWF' is a identifier for a file that run on the Adobe Flash platform, a type of file format commonly used for multimedia presentations and interactive web applications.
To view these files (also known as Flash files), a user usually requires a separate 'player' application known as a Flash Player to be installed, usually as a plugin to their web browser.
Some malware are deceptively designed to mimic genuine Flash files, and are promoted to unsuspecting users using social engineering techniques in order to convince the user to execute the malicious file.
Last update 28 June 2010
