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PWS:Win32/Fareit.A
Aliases: W32/Suspicious_Gen2.LQDGT (Norman) Trojan.Agent2!ChXpWmXSFdU (VirusBuster) Trojan horse PSW.Agent.AMDQ (AVG) TR/Spy.36352.84 (Avira) Trojan.Heur.DP.cCW@ayhvbjo (BitDefender) Trojan.Packed.21594 (Dr.Web) Trojan.Win32.Agent2.dlvm (Kaspersky) Trj/Lukicsel.A (Panda)
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This trojan steals sensitive information from your PC and sends it to a hacker.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- 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.
You can also visit the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
