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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small.E
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.e (Kaspersky) W32/DLoader.AMW (Norman) TROJ_SMALL.E (Trend Micro)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small.E repeatedly accesses a remote website in an attempt to download and install malicious or unwanted software. The Trojan attempts to hide its presence on the system and continually refreshes the registry edits made to lower security settings.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, the Microsoft Safety Scanner, or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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