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PWS:Win32/Fareit.Y
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: PWS-Zbot-FAQD!59B4B4B5B459 (McAfee) Backdoor.Win32.Androm.bbnh (Kaspersky) Troj/Agent-ADBJ (Sophos)
Summary
PWS:Win32/Fareit.Y is a trojan that is specifically used to capture personal information, such as user names and passwords, and then send that information to a remote attacker.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
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