TrojanDownloader:BAT/Lnkget.AC

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: TR/Agent.2645 (Avira) Pif.Download.based (Dr.Web) BAT/TrojanDownloader.Ftp.NIJ.Gen (ESET) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Pif.wm (Kaspersky) Trj/LnkDownloader.A (Panda) Trojan.DL.Script.LNK.ap (Rising AV) Troj/DownLnk-K (Sophos) LNK_DLOADR.AQJ (Trend Micro)

Summary

TrojanDownloader:BAT/Lnkget.AC is a detection for a shortcut link that when opened, connects to a remote server using TFTP to download and execute arbitrary VBScript 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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.

TrojanDownloader:BAT/Lnkget.AC

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