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VirTool:WinNT/Tapaoux.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Rootkit.Win32.Small.apg (Kaspersky) Rootkit.31939 (BitDefender)
Summary
VirTool:WinNT/Tapaoux.A is a trojan device driver that allows direct TCP communication with remote servers and is installed by Trojan:Win32/Tapaoux.A.
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, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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