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TrojanSpy:Win32/Malintent
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
TrojanSpy:Win32/Malintent is a name given to malware detected by our automated system. This type of malware contacts any of a number of public web servers that then reply with the IPaddress of the computer that contacted them.
Often malware with this detection name is spying malware that is interested in your IP address as an additional piece of information that it may then use for any number of malicious purposes.
Analysis by Chris Stubbs
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
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