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Published Mar 23, 2017 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Backdoor:PowerShell/Tarpeg.B

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

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Summary

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.

This threat can give a malicious hacker unauthorized access and control of your PC. It is a malware coded in PowerShell that can steal user credentials by using HackTool:Win32/Mimikatz!dha.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

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

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

Use cloud protection

Use 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. 

Go to All settings > Update & security > Windows Defender and make sure that your Cloud-based Protection settings is turned On.

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You can also see our advanced troubleshooting page for more help 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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