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Backdoor:Win32/Hackdef.AH
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/Hackdef.AH is a backdoor Trojan that is distributed in various ways to computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows. This Trojan is a user-mode rootkit that creates, alters, and hides Windows system resources on an infected computer. It can also hide proxy services, backdoor functionality, and ports opened to receive commands from attackers.
It is not possible to recover manually from Backdoor:Win32/Hackdef.AH. You must use up-to-date antivirus software to completely clean this Trojan from your computer. After doing so, do not reconnect your computer to the Internet until the computer is protected from re-infection. See the "Preventing Infection" section for more information.
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