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HackTool:Win32/IEPassRecover
Aliases: Tool.MU (AVG) Win32/PSWTool.IEPassView.NAE (ESET) NirSoft (Sophos) NirSoft (Sunbelt Software) PasswordRevealer (Symantec)
Summary
HackTool:Win32/IEPassRecover is a detection for the password recovery tool for Internet Explorer. It can be used to reveal passwords stored in Internet Explorer.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
