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TrojanDropper:Win32/Bamital.C
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Dropper.AC.gen!Eldorado (Command) Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Drooptroop.dwk (Kaspersky) Trojan.Drooptroop.Gen.9 (VirusBuster) TR/Drop.Drooptroop.dwk.26 (Avira) Win32/Drooptroop.A!generic (CA) Trojan.Hottrend.24 (Dr.Web)
Summary
TrojanDropper:Win32/Bamital.C is a component of Win32/Bamital - a family of trojans intended to monitor and modify Internet search queries and display advertisements. It affects users of the browsers Internet Explorer, Opera, and Firefox browsers.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Additional remediation instructions for TrojanDropper:Win32/Bamital.C
This threat may make lasting changes to a computer’s configuration that are NOT restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following article/s:
- Enabling System Restore:
- For Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/What-is-System-Restore
- For Windows Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/What-is-System-Restore
- For Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310405
- Using the system's recovery options:
- For Windows XP: Installing and using the Recovery Console in Windows XP
- For Windows Vista: System Recovery Options in Windows Vista
- For Windows 7: System Recovery Options in Windows 7
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
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