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Trojan:Win32/Advhost.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Adware:Win32/TagAsaurus (Microsoft) TagASaurus (Sunbelt Software)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Advhost.A is an advertising application downloader.
Scan with antivirus software
Trojan:Win32/Advhost.A may download additional possibly unwanted software, including adware. To recover from this Trojan or additional malicious software, you must run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product. Several companies provide antivirus software for this purpose. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/downloads/default.mspx.
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