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Backdoor:Win32/Poisonivy.gen!A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Obfuscated.aw (Kaspersky) Mal/Behav-204 (Sophos)
Summary
Backdoor:Win32/Poisonivy.gen!A is a member of the Win32/Poisonivy family of backdoor trojans. They allow unauthorized access and control of an affected machine, and attempt to hide by injecting themselves into other processes.
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. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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