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Backdoor:Win32/Vawtrak.F
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft security software detects and removes this family of threats.
This malware family can give a malicious hacker access to your PC. They can also steal your personal information, such as your user names and passwords for some banking websites.
See the family description Win32/Vawtrak for technical details.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Protect your sensitive information
This threat tries to steal your sensitive and confidential information. If you think your information has been stolen, see:
You should change your passwords after you've removed this threat:
Additional remediation instructions for this threat
This threat might make lasting changes to your PC's settings that won't be restored when it's cleaned. The following links can help change these settings back to what you want:
- Reset Internet Explorer settings
- Change security and privacy settings for Internet Explorer
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center
Get more help
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
