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Dialer:Win32/Aconti
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This trojan dialer uses your PC to dial premium-rate telephone numbers. This can leave you with unexpected and high telephone bills.
This type of threat only affects PCs with a modem that is connected to a phone line.
Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.
What to do now
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Windows Defender for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Get more help
You can also see our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.