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Trojan:JS/Certor.A
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This threat doesn’t have the typical ‘execute-a-binary-malware-payload-at-the-end-and-then-done’ routine that we often see. We have observed this threat being distributed as a malicious attachment to spam email.
Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find hidden malware.
Get more help
For these type of threats that requires user consent, preventing these kind of script from executing is the best solution.
Our previous blog, Where's the macro... contains some guidance about the registry settings to use to prevent an OLE Embedded Object from executing.
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
