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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Dec 06, 2016 | Updated Aug 22, 2017

Trojan:O97M/Goldeneye.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

This is a detection for malicious macro contained in documents. These documents may be distributed via spam.

The malicious macro may drop and execute malicious executables, including Trojan:Win32/Petya.G.

Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:

You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find hidden malware.

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Go to All settings > Update & security > Windows Defender and make sure that your Cloud-based Protection settings is turned On.

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

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