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TrojanSpy:Win32/Goldun.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan.Spy.Goldun.NDO (BitDefender) Trojan-Spy.Win32.Goldun.bbd (Kaspersky) Generic Downloader.ab (McAfee) Downloader.MisleadApp (Symantec) Backdoor:Win32/Backdoor (other)
Summary
TrojanSpy:Win32/Goldun.A is the detection for a trojan that steals information by phishing for a user's login credentials for a particular website. It then sends the data to a remote web server. It also drops and installs other malware.
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.