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Published Jul 06, 2012 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AJ

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win32/Kryptik.AKUL (ESET) Mal/NecursDrp-A (Sophos) Spyware/Win32.Zbot (AhnLab) TR/PSW.Zbot.AJ.286 (Avira) Trojan.PWS.Panda.1949 (Dr.Web) Trojan-PWS.Win32.Zbot (Ikarus) Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.eqmz (Kaspersky) TSPY_ZBOT.SD (Trend Micro) Zeus (other)

Summary

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This password-stealing trojan belongs to the PWS:Win32/Zbot family of trojans.

Also known as "Zeus", this trojan can:

  • Lower the security of your Internet browser
  • Steal sensitive information about you and your PC
  • Give an attacker access and control of your PC

It is usually installed on your PC via a spam email or through a hacked website.

The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:

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.

This threat tries to steal your sensitive and confidential information. If you think your information has been stolen, see:

You should change your passwords after you've removed this threat:

Additional remediation instructions for this threat

This threat might make lasting changes to your PC's settings that won't be restored when it's cleaned. The following steps can help change these settings back to what you want:

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