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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.AY
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.aret (Kaspersky) Trojan.DL.VB!mF27OYT0HA0 (VirusBuster) Trojan.DownLoad3.5758 (Dr.Web) Win32/TrojanDownloader.VB.PSN trojan (ESET) Trojan.Win32.VB (Ikarus) Downloader.a!bs3 (McAfee) TROJ_SPNR.0BE212 (Trend Micro)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.AY is is a trojan that poses as a fake Adobe Flash update. It is reported to spread through links in Skype. It downloads files from a certain server.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
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