We're gradually updating threat actor names in our reports to align with the new weather-themed taxonomy. Learn about Microsoft threat actor names
VirTool:WinNT/Cutwail.J
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/Cutwail (CA) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Mutant.aim (Kaspersky) Troj/Pushu-Gen (Sophos) Trojan.Dropper.Cutwail.D (BitDefender) Cutwail.dll.gen (McAfee) Trojan.Pandex (Symantec)
Summary
VirTool:WinNT/Cutwail.J is the detection for the driver component that is a member of the Win32/Alureon family.
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.
Follow us
