Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat downloads and installs other programs, including other malware, onto your PC without your consent.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

This threat is a malicious program that is unable to spread of its own accord. It may perform a number of actions of an attacker's choice on an affected computer.

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

 

This threat can perform a number of actions of a hacker's choice on your PC.

This threat is a trojan that silently downloads and installs other programs without consent. This could include the installation of additional malware or malware components to an affected computer.

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat can lock your PC and stop you from accessing your files. It shows you a "lock screen" that asks to pay money or provide your sensitive information to get access to your PC again.

It can be installed on your PC when you visit a malicious or hacked website, or when you click on a malicious link in a spam email.

You can read more about this type of threat on our ransomware page.