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Published Mar 19, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Virus:Win32/Virut.BN

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win32/Virut.F (AhnLab) W32/Virut.AI!Generic (Command) W32/Virut.gen (Avira) Win32.Virtob.Gen.12 (BitDefender) Win32/Virut.17408 (CA) Win32.Virut.56 (Dr.Web) Win32/Virut.NBP (ESET) Virus.Win32.Virut.ce (Kaspersky) W32/Virut.n.gen (McAfee) W32/Virut.CX (Norman) W32/Sality.AO (Panda) Win32.Virut.cl (Rising AV) W32.Virut.CF (Symantec) PE_VIRUX.J-2 (Trend Micro)

Summary

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat can give a malicious hacker access and control of your PC to download and run files.

See the Win32/Virut family description for more information.

Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:

You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find other hidden malware. 

Reset the Hosts file 

This threat might change the contents of your Hosts file. You can reset it to the default: 

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. 

Use cloud protection

The Microsoft Active Protection Service (MAPS) uses cloud protection to help guard against the latest malware threats. It’s turned on by default for Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender for Windows 10. 

Get more help

You can also see our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

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