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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Jun 29, 2016 | Updated Jul 11, 2017

PUA:Win32/Reimage

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Pibee.k (Kaspersky) W32/Chir.gen!remnants (McAfee) Win32/ReImageRepair.E potentially unwanted application (ESET) W32/Chir-B (Sophos) ADW_PLUGIN (Trend Micro) Gen:Malware.Heur2.Wy0@bCSmYdci (BitDefender) PUA.ReimageRepair (Symantec)

Summary

This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience.

We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:

  • United States
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Russia
  • Spain

This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.

You should contact your IT representative or network administrator to find how you can install legitimate programs while connected to your network.

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