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Worm:Win32/Taterf.B
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/Frethog.CUM (CA) W32/Lineage.KHE (Panda) Mal/Frethog-B (Sophos) Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Magania.ammv (Kaspersky) Generic PWS.ak (McAfee) Infostealer.Gampass (Symantec)
Summary
Worm:Win32/Taterf.B is a worm that spreads via logical drives to steal login and account details for popular online games.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
This threat may make lasting changes to an affected system’s configuration that will NOT be restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an affected system to its pre-infected state, please see the following article/s:
- Viewing hidden and/or system files:
- For Windows Vista: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/
- For Windows XP: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_fcab_show_file_extensions.mspx?mfr=true
- Correctly disable Autorun in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953252
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732#tab0
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173#tab0
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Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
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