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W32/Malware

Category:Malware
Type:Suspicious
Platform:W32

Summary

W32/Malware is a heuristic detection of a file or program with suspected malicious behavior or characteristics.

Additional Details

A detection name using the Suspicious:W32/Malware.[variant]![variant] format is a warning of an application file with suspicious code inside. When a file is suspected it means that the heuristic scanner found virus-like or trojan-like activity/source code/techniques in the analyzed file.

Suspicious:W32/Malware detections are also heuristic detections made by the same scanning engine / sandbox. Suspicious detections may also packing techniques known to be associated with malware.


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For more information, please see the individual Descriptions for these detections:

For more information about heuristic detections, please see the Heuristic Description.


Sending Files to F-Secure for Analysis

It is possible that a heuristic scanning engine can produce false alarms. If you suspect this to be the case, first ensure your F-Secure security program is completely up-to-date with the latest detection database. If your updates are outdated, the scanning engine may have detected something that has recently been added to the definition files.

If you continue to suspect a file is a false alarm, or alternatively should in fact be marked as malicious, you can submit a sample of the suspect file to our Response Lab for further analysis via: