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TrojanDropper:Win32/Stuxnet.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: VirTool:WinNT/Rootkitdrv.HK (other) Trojan horse SHeur3.XLI (AVG) Sus/UnkPack-C (Sophos) Rootkit.TmpHider (other)
Summary
TrojanDropper:Win32/Stuxnet.A is a trojan that drops and installs other Stuxnet components detected as Trojan:WinNT/Stuxnet.A and Trojan:WinNT/Stuxnet.B. It also injects code into certain processes. The injected code contains links to certain football betting websites.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.