swen
- First seen
- 2003-09-18 00:00:00
- Malware type
- worm, virus
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:22:00
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications retail-and-hospitality
Context
Swen is a worm known for propagating via mass emailing techniques, often disguising itself as a legitimate message from Microsoft. It primarily targets systems to exploit vulnerabilities, spread further, and cause disruption.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Swen_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Swen (report)
- Wikipedia — Swen (Computer Worm) (report)