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Published Nov 29, 2004 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

VirTool:Win32/HiddenRun.B

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: HideExec.A (AVG) Virtool.HiddenRun.B (BitDefender) IRC.Flood (Dr.Web) Win32/HideWindow (ESET) W32/Hidestd.component (Frisk (F-Prot)) HideExec (McAfee) W32/HideWindow.J (Norman) Application/HideExec.A (Panda) Hacktool.HideWindow (Symantec) Virtool.HideRun.B (VirusBuster)

Summary

VirTool:Win32/HiddenRun.B is a utility application that can hide a running program's display windows.
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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