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Tool:Win32/CrackDownloader
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Backdoor.Bot.18029 (BitDefender) W32/Trojan.ABAK (Command) not-a-virus.HackTool.CrackDownloader (Kaspersky) Generic BackDoor (McAfee) W32/Smalltroj.CMLS (Norman) CRCK_CRCKDOWN (Trend Micro)
Summary
Tool:Win32/CrackDownloader is a program designed to download 'cracks' and 'serials' to bypass software protection in an effort to legitimize software applications. Programs downloaded by Win32/CrackDownloader may contain other malware.
Use Microsoft Windows Defender, the Microsoft Safety Scanner, or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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