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Published Oct 23, 2008 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

PWS:Win32/Frethog.AU

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.PWS.OnlineGames.ZYD (BitDefender) Win32/TrojanDropper.Agent.NMA (ESET) Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.tlfy (Kaspersky) PWS-Mmorpg.gen (McAfee) Infostealer.Gampass (Symantec) TSPY_ONLINEG.BVQ (Trend Micro) Mal/Dloadr-E (Sophos) Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NQY (ESET) Trojan-GameThief.Win32.OnLineGames.tlkt (Kaspersky)

Summary

PWS:Win32/Frethog.AU is one variant of a large family of password-stealing trojans that target confidential data, such as account information, from Massive Multiplayer Online Games(MMORPG), such as World of Warcraft(WoW).
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 the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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