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TrojanClicker:ASX/Wimad.CX
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: ASF/Wimad!generic (CA) WMA/TrojanDownloader.GetCodec.Gen (ESET) Mal/ASFDldr-A (Sophos)
Summary
TrojanClicker:ASX/Wimad.CX is a detection for an Advanced Streaming Format media file (.ASF file extension) which, when opened by Windows Media Player, opens the Web browser to the a particular URL.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
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