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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Chksyn
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan-PSW.Win32.LdPinch.dis (Kaspersky) Trojan.LdPinch.NCT (BitDefender) PWS-LDPinch (McAfee)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Chksyn is a trojan that attempts to download arbitrary files, which may possibly be other components. It may also drop other malware and disable the Windows Task Manager.
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.
This threat may make lasting changes to an affected system’s configuration that will NOT be restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an affected system to its pre-infected state, please see the following article/s:
- Enabling Task Manager: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/28500b59-2acf-4fcf-8743-393c91915de81033.mspx
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732#tab0
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173#tab0
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
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