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Virus:ALisp/Bursted
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.
This family of viruses can change your AutoCAD settings, delete your AutoCAD drawings and software, and display messages.
They can get on your PC if you open AutoCAD drawings that you have downloaded or exchanged with other AutoCAD users.
They spread by infecting AutoLisp script files with file extensions .lsp and .mnl.
The following Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
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.
Restore files from backup
This threat might make lasting changes to your files that won't be restored when it is detected and removed. You might need to restore the infected files from a backup.
