Tag: Windows Defender

TrojanProxy:Win32/Acapaladat.B

TrojanProxy:Win32/Acapaladat.B is a type of malware that hides in free, unauthorized VPN…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:JS/FakeUpdate.HNAP!MTB: Browser Cache or Malware?

Defender found Trojan:JS/FakeUpdate.HNAP!MTB? Learn when it is a browser or OBS cache…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Win32/Pomal!rfn Removal

A practical Defender triage guide for Pomal!rfn alerts: verify the file, avoid…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Win32/Patched: Meaning and Removal Guide

Microsoft Defender found Trojan:Win32/Patched? Learn what the alert means, when a patched…

Brendan Smith

Trojan:PDF/Phish.A: PDF Phishing Alert and Removal Guide

Trojan:PDF/Phish.A means Defender found a suspicious PDF phishing link. Learn when it…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:PowerShell/Malscript!MSR

Trojan:PowerShell/Malscript!MSR refers to a detection linked to malicious script activity. This type…

Stephanie Adlam

TrojanDownloader:HTML/Elshutilo

TrojanDownloader:HTML/Elshutilo is script-based malware designed to download additional payloads onto the target…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Win32/Offloader.EA!MTB

Trojan:Win32/Offloader.EA!MTB is malware designed to establish unauthorized access to a target system…

Stephanie Adlam

PUA:Win32/WebCompanion: Meaning and Removal

PUA:Win32/WebCompanion is a Defender detection for Adaware Web Companion or related bundled…

Stephanie Adlam

PUA:Win32/DNDownloader.F: What It Is and How to Remove It

PUA:Win32/DNDownloader is a Microsoft Defender detection for a potentially unwanted downloader or…

Stephanie Adlam

PUABundler:Win32/MediaGet: What It Is and How to Remove It

PUABundler:Win32/MediaGet is a Microsoft Defender detection for MediaGet-related bundled software. MediaGet is…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Script/Obfuse!MSR

Trojan:Script/Obfuse!MSR is a generic detection of a malicious script that abuses command…

Stephanie Adlam

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