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VirTool:WinNT/FURootkit.gen!B
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Virus.Win32.Rootkit (other)
Summary
VirTool:WinNT/FURootkit.gen!B is a generic detection for a rootkit device driver component. It modifies system kernel structure to hide and raise the privilege of any process.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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