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TrojanDownloader:VBS/Psyme.AF
Aliases: Trojan.VBS.Downloader (BitDefender) VBS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NHE trojan (ESET) VBS/DownLdr-AAD (Sophos)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:VBS/Psyme.AF is an obfuscated Visual Basic script that attempts to download and run arbitrary files. In the wild, it has been observed to run and download a file detected as Virus:Win32/Zbot.A.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner