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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published May 04, 2012 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Rootkit.W

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: W32/Rootkit.DWSI (Norman) Rkit/Agent.cxsk (Avira) Trojan.NtRootKit.13372 (Dr.Web) Rootkit.Win32.Agent (Ikarus) Mal/Rootkit-AY (Sophos)

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Rootkit.W is a trojan that may steal sensitive information by monitoring certain processes and visited websites.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:

For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.

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