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TrojanDropper:Win32/Emold.D
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.CT (other) Trojan.FakeAlert.APY (BitDefender) Trojan.Downloader-60790 (Clam AV) Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AH (ESET) Spy-Agent.bw (McAfee)
Summary
TrojanDropper:Win32/Emold.D is a trojan that drops another trojan dropper that installs a rootkit on the affected system in order to hide malicious activity, and contacts a remote site. The rootkit is detected as VirTool:WinNT/Emold.gen!A.
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 the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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