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Trojan:DOS/Sinowal.A
Aliases: StealthMBR!mbr (McAfee) TROJ_MEBROOT.AI (Trend Micro) Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal.kmy (Kaspersky) Troj/Mbroot-A (Sophos) Trojan.Mebroot (Symantec)
Summary
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
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.
You can also visit the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.
This threat tries to steal your sensitive and confidential information. If you think your information has been stolen, see:
You should change your passwords after you've removed this threat: