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TrojanDownloader:JS/Whirl.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: JS/Psyme.JL (Command) HTML.Psyme.Gen (VirusBuster) HTML/Rce.Gen (Avira) VBS.Psyme.126 (Dr.Web) Trojan.DL.Script.JS.Agent.lok (Rising AV) Mal/Psyme-A (Sophos)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:JS/Whirl.A is the detection for a JavaScript downloader trojan within malicious or compromised Web pages. This JavaScript trojan may redirect users to Web sites other than expected.
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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