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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AF
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: PWS-FAAF!8A37F0B4FF3A (McAfee) Trojan.Win32.Yakes.pti (Kaspersky) Trojan.ADH (Symantec)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Waledac.AF is a member of Win32/Waledac - a family of trojans that collects email addresses found on the computer on which it is installed and distributes spam email messages. Win32/Waledac may also try to contact different websites for posting data and downloading arbitrary executable files.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
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