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Published May 22, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

VirTool:WinNT/Popureb.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Rootkit.Agent!pTUrBAKw+Uc (VirusBuster) Rkit/Agent.bnba (Avira) Trojan.Alipop.13 (Dr.Web) Win32/Ghodow.NAG trojan (ESET) Rootkit.Win32.Agent (Ikarus) Rootkit.Win32.Agent.bnba (Kaspersky) Hacktool.Rootkit (Symantec)

Summary

VirTool:WinNT/Popureb.A is a component of Win32/Popureb. It uses a low level disk driver hook to prevent a malicious Master Boot Record (MBR) and other malicious data stored as disk sectors from being changed.

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:

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