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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published May 25, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

PWS:Win32/Stealer.M

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: VirTool:Win32/VBInject.gen!U (Microsoft) Win-Trojan/VBInject.53248 (AhnLab) Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Pincher.tl (Kaspersky) W32/Smalldoor.DWOX (Norman) Troj/VB-EBX (Sophos) BackDoor-DVL (McAfee)

Summary

PWS:Win32/Stealer.M is a trojan that steals sensitive information, such as passwords and usernames for messaging and browsing applications, from an affected machine.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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