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PWS:Win32/Frethog.MQ
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: TR/PSW.Frethog.cyc (Avira) Win32/Frethog.HWY (CA) Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Frethog.cyb (Kaspersky) PWS-Gamania.b!k (McAfee) PWS-OnlineGames.jv (McAfee) W32/Frethog.BO (Norman)
Summary
PWS:Win32/Frethog.MQ is a member of PWS:Win32/Frethog - a large family of password-stealing trojans that target confidential data, such as account information, from Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPG).
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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