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Trojan:W32/KillWin

Name : Trojan:W32/KillWin
Detection Names : Trojan.bat.killwin.vw
Category:Malware
Type:Trojan
Platform:W32

Summary

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.

Disinfection

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

Additional Details

Trojan:W32/KillWin identifies a freeware program that disables certain features of the Operating System. Due to the effects of this functionality, this program is classified as a Trojan.

For more details, please see the description of a representative KillWin variant: