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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.DL
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Adware.Fakealert.AB (BitDefender) Win32/Hoax.Renos (ESET) JOKE_SPYDETX (Trend Micro)
Summary
Program:Win32/FakeAlert.A is a family of programs that display false messages reporting that the user's system is infected and that new security software should be downloaded. The message is false and misleading, and it is intended to encourage users to download and/or purchase third-party software.
Use Microsoft Windows Defender or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove Program:Win32/FakeAlert.A and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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