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Published Jul 31, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.BT

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Wimad.Gen.1 (BitDefender) ASF/Wimad!generic (CA) Trojan.WMALoader (Dr.Web) WMA/TrojanDownloader.GetCodec.Gen (ESET) Trojan-Downloader:Win32/Wimad.gen!a (F-secure) Exploit.ASF.GetCodec.Gen (McAfee) Mal/ASFDldr-A (Sophos) Trojan.ASF.Wimad (Sunbelt Software)

Summary

TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad is a detection for malicious Windows media files that are used in order to encourage users to download and execute arbitrary files on an affected machine. When opened with Windows Media Player, these malicious files open a particular URL in a web browser.
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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