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Backdoor:Win32/CoreFlood.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Autoproxy (other) APCORE (other)
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/CoreFlood.A is a detection for older variants of Win32/Afcore backdoor trojan family. This trojan connects to a command and control (C&C) remote server to retrieve commands that are executed on the affected computer.
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
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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