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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.DU
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/TrojanDropper.Agent.NOK (ESET) Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.xol (Kaspersky) Generic Downloader.x (McAfee)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.DU is a trojan that creates shortcuts on the user desktop for sites such as online poker, pharmaceuticals and a search site. The trojan may send installation status to the Web site 'megauplinkbindinstaller.com' and download other malware.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.