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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published May 26, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:WinREG/Gowfi.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

Trojan:WinREG/Gowfi.A is part of Win32/Gowfi, a multi-component trojan family that attempts to redirect web browsing from certain sites to phishing webpages for the purpose of harvesting logon credentials. This malware adds five fake certificates to Windows trusted root certificate authorities.
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:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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