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Virus:Win32/Xorer.O
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/Pagipef.M (CA) W32/Xorer-B (Sophos) Virus.Win32.Xorer.dt (Kaspersky) W32/Xorer (McAfee) W32.Pagipef (Symantec) TROJ_PAGIPEF.BL (Trend Micro)
Summary
Virus:Win32/Xorer.O is a detection for a file dropped by several variants of the Xorer family. It performs various system modifications to facilitate infection by Xorer viruses.
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.