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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Jul 22, 2008 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Gecedoc.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Downloader.GetCodec.B (BitDefender) Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.OCY (ESET) Worm.Win32.GetCodec.a (Kaspersky) W32/GetCodec.a (McAfee) Trojan.Brisv.A (Symantec)

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Gecedoc.A is a trojan that alters audio files by converting them to Windows Media Audio (.WMA) format and inserting a link to additional malicious content.
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.
 
Additionally, recover altered audio media files from backup copy.
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