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Virus:Win32/Induc.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Virus:Win32/Induc.A is a virus that infects Delphi library source files. Any executables compiled/linked by the Delphi compiler on the affected machine will contain the malicious code.
Note: We have received many reports of files, such as utilities and other programs, infected by Virus:Win32/Induc.A from the wild. When a computer is infected by Virus:Win32/Induc.A, ALL files compiled or linked by the Delphi compiler on that computer will be infected. It appears that a large number of freely available applications have been distributed unknowingly infected by this virus.
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/.
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