We're gradually updating threat actor names in our reports to align with the new weather-themed taxonomy. Learn about Microsoft threat actor names
Worm:Win32/SnowFlake.A
Aliases: Win32.TrojanSnowFlak (ESET) Trojan.Win32.SnowFlake (Ikarus) TR/SnowFlake.A.a (Avira)
Summary
Worm:Win32/SnowFlake.A is a worm that downloads advertising applications. It spreads as an attachment to an email sent out to all contact email addresses found on an affected computer.
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/.
