TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cutwail.BU is a member of Win32/Cutwail - a multi-component family of malware that downloads and executes arbitrary files. This functionality is mostly used to install additional Cutwail components, and other malware on an affected computer. In general, the Cutwail family is used to compromise computers and direct them in various ways at the attacker's will, usually for monetary gain. This could include using the affected computer to distribute additional malware, send spam, generate 'pay per click' advertising revenue, harvest email addresses, and break captchas. Its components are varied, but include trojan downloaders and droppers, spammers, and viruses. Cutwail also employs a rootkit and other defensive techniques to avoid detection and removal.

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

 

This threat can download other malware onto your PC.

 

See the Win32/Cutwail entry for more information.

 

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Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

 

This threat is a member of the Win32/Cutwail malware family. It can download other malware onto your PC.

 

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.