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Win32/Grenam
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This threat family consists of a trojan component that helps it run at startup (detected as Virus:Win32/Grenam.B!lnk), a worm component that spreads via removable drives (detected as Virus:Win32/Grenam.B!inf), and a virus component (detected as Virus:Win32/Grenam.B) that renames your executables.
The following Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.
Disable Autorun
This threat tries to use the Windows Autorun function to spread via removable drives, like USB flash drives. You can disable Autorun to prevent worms from spreading:
