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Trojan:WinNT/Necurs.A
Aliases: Mal/Necurs-A (Sophos) RTKT_NECURS.SMA (Trend Micro) Trojan.Hosts.5268 (Dr.Web) Trojan.Win32.Genome.aglua (Kaspersky) Trojan.WinNT.Necurs (Ikarus) Win32/SpamTool.Tedroo.AS (ESET)
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This trojan can stop a number of security programs from working on your PC. It can also monitor what you do online.
It can be installed by other members of the Trojan:Win32/Necurs family or by rogue security software, like Rogue:Win32/Winwebsec.
The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- 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.
If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.
