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VirTool:Win32/VBInject.gen!BW
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win-Trojan/Inject.57344.CJ (AhnLab) Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt.z (Kaspersky) W32/VBTroj.BPMD (Norman) Win32/AutoRun.KS (ESET) Win32/Hamweq.IE (CA) Generic VB.c (McAfee)
Summary
VirTool:Win32/VBInject.gen!BW is a detection of an obfuscator used by particular malware. It is written in VB (Visual Basic). It attempts to hinder analysis and detection of the malware code it is applied to. The malware code runs in memory directly without being dropped as a file.
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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