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Backdoor:Win32/Advo
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win-Trojan/Vilsel.38088 (AhnLab) Trojan.Win32.Vilsel.tvs (Kaspersky) W32/Spamta.QO.worm (Panda) W32.IRCBot (Symantec)
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/Advo is a backdoor trojan that attempts to allow access and control of the computer to a remote attacker.
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.
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