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Trojan:WinNT/Alureon.L
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Rootkit.Win32.TDSS.bj (Kaspersky) BackDoor.Tdss.4005 (Dr.Web) Win32/Olmarik.ADA (ESET)
Summary
Trojan:WinNT/Alureon.L is a driver, which is dropped by Trojan:Win32/Alureon.DX. It may hijack Internet search results and download arbitrary files. It is also responsible for determining what Alureon component to inject into a Windows process.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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