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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Apr 26, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.BAO

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win-Trojan/Fraudlo.546304 (AhnLab) not-a-virus:FraudTool.Win32.AntivirusPlus.am (Kaspersky) W32/FakeAV.HSY (Norman) Mal/FakeAV-AA (Sophos) Win32/Adware.AntivirusPlus (ESET)

Summary

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.BAO is a trojan that can download and execute arbitrary files. It has been observed in the wild downloading rouge security software such as members of the Trojan:Win32/FakePlus and Win32/Paduds families.
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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