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Trojan:Win32/Boaxxe.F
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Boaxxe.F is a trojan that installs itself as a Browser Helper Object and may contact remote sites in order to download and execute arbitrary files.
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 the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.