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VirTool:Win32/Injector.gen!AK
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Virus.Trojan.Win32.Buzus (Ikarus) P2P-Worm.Win32.Palevo (Kaspersky)
Summary
VirTool:Win32/Injector.gen!AK is a protection mechanism used by malware in order to avoid detection. The injector stores the malware as an encrypted block of data, which it decrypts and injects into a running process.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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