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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Qaantiz.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Malware.LOIA (Norman) Trojan.DL.Agent.TUJQ (VirusBuster) TR/Downloader.Gen (Avira) DLOADER.Trojan (Dr.Web)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Qaantiz.A is a trojan that can download and execute files from a remote server. It may arrive in the computer as a dropped file of Exploit:Win32/Pidief.AX and with the file name "a.exe".
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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