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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Mar 06, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Virus:Win32/Sality.S

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

Virus:Win32/Sality.S is a file infector that targets files with extensions .SCR or .EXE. This virus may execute a damaging payload that deletes files with certain extensions and terminates security-related processes and services.
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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