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Published Aug 11, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

TrojanDownloader:QT/Waick.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Exploit.Win32.QuickLoad.b (Kaspersky) EXP/QuickTime.A (Avira) Exploit.QuickTime.4 (Dr.Web) MOV/Exploit.QuickTime.A (ESET) Exploit.Win32.QuickLoad (Ikarus) Exploit.Win32.QuickLoad.a (Sunbelt Software) TROJ_QUICKTM.A (Trend Micro)

Summary

TrojanDownloader:QT/Waick.A is the detection for specially-crafted, malicious Quicktime media files that are used to encourage users to download and execute arbitrary files on the computer. When opened with Quicktime Player, these malicious files open a particular URL in a web browser.
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:
 
 
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