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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Mar 31, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

PWS:Win32/Prast!rts

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

PWS:Win32/Prast!rts is a name used for password stealer trojan detections that have been added to Microsoft signatures after advanced automated analysis.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
 
Note: Detection for files reported as PWS:Win32/Prast!rts have been added to our signatures after specific malicious behaviors were observed during advanced automated analysis. If you believe that this file has been reported in error, we encourage you to submit the affected file to us for further analysis. Be sure to indicate that this may be an incorrect detection by checking the checkbox and adding a note to the comments field of the submission form.
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