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Trojan:Win32/Clort.A.dr
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan.Gimmiv-8 (Clam AV) W32/Ristix.A (Command) MULDROP.Trojan (Dr.Web) variant of Win32/Exploit.MS08-067.A (ESET) New Downloader (McAfee) Troj/Gimmiv-B (Sophos)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Clort.A.dr is a trojan that drops a trojan that exploits computers that have not applied Security Bulletin MS08-067.
Microsoft strongly recommends that users apply the update referred to in
Security Bulletin MS08-067
immediately.
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.
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