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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Oct 14, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

HackTool:Win32/Wpakill.C

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Crack-WindowsWGA.b (McAfee) Trojan.Win32.Generic.52202D61 (Rising AV) Chew-WGA (Sunbelt Software) Trojan.ADH (Symantec)

Summary

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
 
This tool can be used to bypass the Windows Genuine Advantage check.
 

The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:

Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.

Additional recovery steps
This tool can make lasting changes to your PC. To return your PC to its pre-infected state, you should restore any files infected by HackTool:Win32/Wpakill.C from backup.
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If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

 
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