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Updated on Oct 07, 2007
Win32/RJump is a worm that attempts to spread by copying itself to newly attached media (such as USB memory devices or network drives). It also contains backdoor functionality that allows an attacker unauthorized access to an affected machine.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 26, 2008
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
 
Win32/Vundo is a multiple-component family of malware that delivers "out of context" pop-up advertisements. Variants of the family may also download and run other files, including malware and adware.

Vundo is often installed as a browser helper object (BHO) without your consent, by other malware.

This family uses advanced defensive and stealth techniques to escape detection and to hinder removal. 

Alert level: high
Updated on Jun 02, 2008
Win32/Zuten is a family of malware that steals information from online games.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 07, 2008
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
 
Win32/Horst is a collection of discrete trojan components that perform various tasks. The initial downloading component may be distributed passively via the eMule/eDonkey peer to peer network. The initial downloading component downloads and installs a second downloader component. This second downloader is responsible for installing the various other functional components of the Horst family. Many of the Horst components are designed to send spam.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 16, 2009

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. 

Win32/Orsam is a name used for trojans that have been added to our signatures after advanced automated analysis.

Alert level: high
Updated on Aug 03, 2009
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. 
 
This family of backdoor trojans can be used to perform distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against specified targets. They can also steal your sensitive information and send it to a malicious hacker.
 
 
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 01, 2010
Win32/Unruy is a trojan that displays out of context advertisements and performs ad-clicking in order to gather revenue for its controllers. It communicates with remote hosts and may also download and execute arbitrary files in order to perform this payload.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 08, 2010

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

This worm can stop some processes from working on your PC. It can also delete your system restore points.

It spreads through malicious links in instant messages sent through Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk. It can also spread through network or removable drives, such as USB flash drives.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 03, 2011
Win32/Agent is a generic detection for files that perform various malicious actions on an affected computer.
 
Malicious files detected as variants of Win32/Agent can have virtually any purpose.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Feb 03, 2011
Win32/Small is a generic detection for files that perform various malicious actions on an affected computer.
 
Malicious files detected as variants of Win32/Small can have virtually any purpose, however, they are often used to download and execute arbitrary files (including additional malware) of an attacker's choice to an affected computer.
Alert level: severe
Updated on May 19, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of worms can stop some programs from working and download files onto your PC, including other malware.

They spread by copying themselves to network shares and removable drives, such as USB flash drives. They can also spread though instant messages sent via instant messaging clients, such as MSN Messenger. 

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

Alert level: severe
Updated on Jul 11, 2011

Win32/Dursg is a family of trojans that install malicious components as Firefox or Opera components. They redirect Internet search queries to malicious URLs that display advertisements or serve other malware.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 25, 2012
DDoS:Win32/Nitol are a family of trojans that perform DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, allow backdoor access and control, download and run files and perform a number of other malicious activities on your computer.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 04, 2013

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. 

This family of backdoor trojans can give a malicious hacker access and control of your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Sep 05, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of password-stealing trojans can give a malicious hacker backdoor access and control to your PC. They can then steal your passwords and gather information about your PC.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 15, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat can change the contents of your Hosts file to block your access to certain websites.

It can also steal passwords by redirecting your details through a hacker's server as specified in the changes to the Hosts file.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 15, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat has been renamed to Win32/Grenam.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Dec 02, 2013

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This trojan gathers information about your PC and sends it to a hacker.

It can arrive on your PC as part of a key generator application, or by appearing to be an update for a legitimate application.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 16, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

It disables features of your security software and performs click-fraud.

This threat can get on your PC when you visited a malicious or hacked website that used an exploit kit such as Exploit:HTML/Pangimop.C (also known as Magnitude). It is also downloaded by other malware, such as Win32/Vobfus or Win32/Beebone.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Mar 31, 2014

Microsoft security software detects and removes this family of threats.

Threats in this family can install malicious Google Chrome browser plug-ins. They can then use your social media profiles to like, share, and follow pages without your permission.

They are usually downloaded by pretending to be a legitimate installer or update for the Chrome web browser, Adobe Flash Player, or Google Update.

Alert level: severe