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Published Feb 01, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Win32/Poison

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: PoisonIvy (other)

Summary

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. 
 
This family of backdoor trojans can give a malicious hacker unauthorized access and control of your PC. They try to hide by injecting themselves into other processes.

The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:

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.

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You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

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