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TrojanDownloader:JS/Banload
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This is a generic detection name for JavaScript malware that download and execute variants of TrojanDownloader:Win32/Banload or TrojanSpy:Win32/Banker.
This threat may arrive in .zip attachments to email messages. The email messages are usually in Portuguese and pretend to carry important or banking-related documents to lure users into opening the attachment.
Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find hidden malware.
Use cloud protection
Use cloud protection to help guard against the latest malware threats. It’s turned on by default for Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender for Windows 10.
Go to All settings > Update & security > Windows Defender and make sure that your Cloud-based Protection settings is turned On.
Get more help
You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
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