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Published Sep 16, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Exploit:Win32/FVRestart

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Exploit.OTF.Crash.A (BitDefender) Win32/Expoit.FVRestart (ESET) Exploit.Win32.FVRestart (Kaspersky) OTF/Exploit-Restart (McAfee) Trojan Horse.LC (Panda) Troj/OTFStart-A (Sophos) TROJ_FVRESTART.B (Trend Micro) OTF.Expl-Restart (VirusBuster)

Summary

Exploit:Win32/FVRestart is a detection for specially crafted OpenType font files (.otf) that when opened via Fontview.exe could cause Windows to restart.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
 
 
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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