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Rogue:VBS/Trapwot

First posted on 28 October 2015.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Rogue:VBS/Trapwot.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

The threat is a VBScript component of Win32/Trapwot, used to install this rogue. Rogues pretend to be security software and might look and act like Windows Defender, but it's completely fake.

It uses names such as "Spyware Defender" or "System Defender".

You can read more about this family in the Win32/Trapwot description.

SymptomsIf you see this detection, you might also be infected with Win32/Trapwot.

See the Win32/Trapwot symptoms for more details.

Last update 28 October 2015

 

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