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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Aug 23, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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.
 
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