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Win32/FakeCog
Aliases: CoreGuard Antivirus 2009 (other) Dr.Guard (other) Digital Protection (other) Your Protection (other) Protection Center (other) Defense Center (other) Anvi Antivirus (other) Data Protection (other) AntiMalware (other) Malware Defense (other) Paladin Antivirus (other) User Protection (other) Protection Center (other) AntiVirus (other)
Summary
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This threat can perform a number of actions of a malicious actor's choice on your device.
Devices affected by this threat might exhibit the following unexpected behavior in your device:
- Slow performance
- Presence of added or modified files
- Changes in desktop settings
- Freezing or crashing
- Diminished storage space
