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Backdoor:Win32/Gamarue
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This threat can give a malicious hacker control of your PC to steal your sensitive information and change your PC security settings.
It can be installed on your PC by an exploit kit or other malware. It can also be attached to spam emails, or arrive via an infected removable drive, such as a USB flash drive.
See the Win32/Gamarue family description for more information.
On November 29, 2017, law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit and with help from Windows Defender researchers, disrupted the Gamarue (also known as Andromeda). For more information:
Microsoft teams up with law enforcement and other partners to disrupt Gamarue (Andromeda)
Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find hidden malware.
Protect your sensitive information
This threat tries to steal your sensitive and confidential information. If you think your information has been stolen, see:
You should change your passwords after you've removed this threat:
Disable Autorun
This threat tries to use the Windows Autorun function to spread via removable drives, like USB flash drives. You can disable Autorun to prevent worms from spreading:
Scan removable drives
Remember to scan any removable or portable drives. If you have Microsoft security software, see this topic on our software help page:
Use cloud protection
Use cloud protection to help guard against the latest malware threats. It’s turned on by default for Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10.
Go to Settings > Update & security > Windows Defender > Windows Defender Security Center > Virus & threat protection and make sure that your Cloud-based Protection settings is turned On.
Additional remediation instructions for this threat
This threat might make lasting changes to your PC's settings that won't be restored when it's cleaned. The following links can help change these settings back to what you want:
- Restore my system registry:
- Read about Recovery options in Windows 10
- For Windows 7
- For Windows Vista
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
Get more help
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.