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Virus:Win32/Bamital.C
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Virus:Win32/Bamital.C is the detection for the files "explorer.exe" and "winlogon.exe" when they are infected. The infection is caused by TrojanDropper:Win32/Bamital.C.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Due to the infection mechanism of this virus, and the fact that it modifies critical system files,
Virus:Win32/Bamital.C may make lasting changes to infected files that will NOT be restored by detecting and removing this threat. To return an infected computer to its pre-infected state, files infected by Virus:Win32/Bamital.C must be restored from backup.
- Using the system's recovery options:
- For Windows XP: Installing and using the Recovery Console in Windows XP
- For Windows Vista: System Recovery Options in Windows Vista
- For Windows 7: System Recovery Options in Windows 7
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx