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Published Dec 08, 2008 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.KZ

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: No associated aliases

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.KZ is a variant of Win32/Vundo, a multiple-component family of programs that deliver 'out of context' pop-up advertisements. They may also download and execute arbitrary files. Vundo is often distributed as a DLL file and installed on an affected machine as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) without a user's consent. This family uses advanced defensive and stealth techniques to escape detection and to hinder removal.
 
For more information, please see the Win32/Vundo analysis elsewhere in our encyclopedia.
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 the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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