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Published Apr 28, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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Trojan:WinNT/Ramnit.gen!A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Backdoor/Win32.Rootkit (AhnLab) W32/Ramnit.M (Command) Trojan.Rmnet.2 (Dr.Web) Win32/Ramnit.L (ESET) RootKit.Win32.Ramnit.a (Rising AV) Troj/Rootkit-JV (Sophos) RTKT_RAMNIT.KC (Trend Micro)

Summary

Trojan:WinNT/Ramnit.gen!A is a rootkit component that is a member of the Ramnit family of malware. This component is designed to prevent other components of the Ramnit family from being detected by certain antivirus and security products.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:

Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
Microsoft Safety Scanner

Trojan:WinNT/Ramnit.gen!A

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