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Trojan:Win32/Piptea.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
TrojanDropper:Win32/Cutwail.AR is a member of the multi-component Win32/Cutwail family that downloads and executes arbitrary files. Downloaded files may be executed from disk or injected directly into other processes. Cutwail also employs a rootkit and other defensive techniques to avoid detection and removal. TrojanDropper:Win32/Cutwail.AR drops another Cutwail variant and may also connect to a specified website in order to download files.
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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