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Virus:Win32/Xpaj.B
Aliases: W32/Xpaj.D (Command) Virus.Win32.Xpaj.genc (Kaspersky) Win32/Xpaj (AVG) W32/Xpaj.D (Avira) Win32.Xpaj.1 (Dr.Web) Win32/Goblin.E.Gen virus (ESET) Virus.Win32.Xpaj (Ikarus) W32/XPaj.C (McAfee) Mal/Xpaj-B (Sophos) W32.Xpaj.B (Symantec) PE_XPAJ.C (Trend Micro)
Summary
Virus:Win32/Xpaj.B is a polymorphic virus that infects Windows executable files, including EXE, DLL, SCR, and SYS files. It can also spread via removable and network drives.
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