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Published Mar 26, 2014 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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TrojanDownloader:MSIL/Balamid.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Downloader.MSIL.BGL (AVG) Trojan.GenericKD.1465486 (BitDefender) MSIL/Agent.OE!tr.dldr (Fortinet) Trojan.Win32.Badur (Ikarus)

Summary

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

This threat can download other malware onto your PC, including TrojanClicker:MSIL/Balamid.A and Trojan:MSIL/Balamid.A.

We have seen this threat disguised as a video player download.

The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:

Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
Microsoft Safety Scanner

Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.

You can also visit the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

TrojanDownloader:MSIL/Balamid.A

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