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Backdoor:Win32/Ixeshe.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Malware.KWKK (Norman) Backdoor.Remote.A (VirusBuster) Troj/Bckdr-RAS (Sophos) BACKDOOR.Trojan (Symantec)
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/Ixeshe.A is a backdoor trojan that allows remote access and control of a computer. In the wild, this trojan is known to be dropped by another malware, Exploit:Win32/Pdfjsc.DA.
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.