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Riskware:W32/Mailpassview.C

Detection Names : Trojan-PSW:W32/Mailpassview.B
Aliases : PasswordRevealer (Symantec)
HackTool:Win32/Mailpassview (Microsoft)
Category:Riskware
Type:Riskware
Type:Trojan-PSW
Platform:W32

Summary

Useful, legitimate software which could possibly be misused for malicious purposes.

Exclusion

If the user is aware of the security risks involved and wishes to proceed with installing and using this program, there is no reason not to do so.

The user may then elect to exclude (whitelist) the application's folder from subsequent scanning.


Note

For instructions on excluding files from scanning, please see:

Product documentation for various versions of F-Secure products are available on the Documentation section of the website.

Additional Details

Riskware:W32/Mailpassview.C is a utility that can be used to discover user passwords by searching through information stored on the computer.

This program may be used for authorized purposes, with the user's consent to recover passwords. Or, it may also be maliciously used without the user's knowledge or consent to steal passwords.

Disinfection

Allow F-Secure Anti-Virus to disinfect the relevant files.

For more general information on disinfection, please see Removal Instructions.