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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cutwail.AN
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/SillyP2P.BZ (CA) Trojan.Win32.Agent.btjt (Kaspersky) Trojan.Agent.HKVQ (VirusBuster) Win32/AutoRun.Agent.LT (ESET)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cutwail.AN is the generic detection for the DLL component of members of the Win32/Cutwail malware family. Its primary function is to load certain code into a system process, which allows it to connect to and download files from a specific remote server.
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.
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