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Trojan:W32/AutoIt

Detection Names : Trojan-Clicker.Win32.AutoIt, trojan-downloader:W32/Autoit
Category:Malware
Type:Trojan
Platform:W32

Summary

Also known as a trojan horse program, this is a deceptive program that performs additional actions without the user's knowledge or permission. It does not replicate.

Disinfection

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Additional Details

The detection Trojan:W32/AutoIt identifies a large family of trojans. AutoIt trojans are typically distributed as files attached to fake Instant Messager (IM) messages, or fake e-mail messages.

Variants in the Autoit family attempt to download and install other malware to the system (Trojan-Downloader:W32/Autoit); most variants will also try to change the startup and default search pages for the web browser (typically, Internet Explorer).

Some variants in this family may also delete various system files in order to prevent other applications, such as security programs, from functioning correctly.

For representative examples of variants in the AutoIt family, see: