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Updated on Feb 12, 2012

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

The Win32/Fareit malware family has many components, inlcuding a password stealing component, PWS:Win32/Fareit, that steals sensitive information from your PC and sends it to a hacker.

There is also a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) component, DDoS:Win32/Fareit.gen!A, that can be used against other servers.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 29, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of trojans steal your sensitive information, such as your website passwords, and sends them to a malicious hacker.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 05, 2012
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 08, 2018
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 27, 2020
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 06, 2013
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 02, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jan 19, 2016
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 21, 2016
Alert level: severe
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