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Published Nov 14, 2014 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Win32.Yakes.gxcv (Kaspersky)

Summary

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat can give a malicious hacker unauthorized access and control of your PC.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

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Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.

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