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MSRT February 2017: Chuckenit detection completes MSRT solution for one malware suite

February 22, 2017 admin Antimalware research for IT pros and enthusiasts, BrowserModifier:Win32/Sasquor, BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab, Chuckenit, Ghokswa, Malicious Software Removal Tool, Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, MSRT, Sasquor, SupTab, Suweezy, Trojan, Trojan:Win32/Chuckenit.A, Trojan:Win32/Ghokswa, Trojan:Win32/Suweezy, Trojan:Win32/Xadupi, Unwanted software, Windows 10, Windows Defender, Xadupi

Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 22:45:06 +0000

In September 2016, we started adding to Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) a malware suite of browser modifiers and other Trojans installed by software bundlers. We documented how the malware in this group install other malware or applications silently, without your consent. This behavior ticks boxes in the evaluation criteria that Microsoft Malware Protection…

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MSRT March 2016 – Vonteera

January 23, 2017 admin Fynloski, Malicious Software Removal Tool, malware, malware research, MSRT, telemetry, Uncategorized, Vonteera, Windows Defender blogs for home users and small businesses

As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the March release of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) will include detections for Vonteera – a family of browser modifiers, and Fynloski – a family of backdoor trojans. In this blog, we’ll focus on the Vonteera family of browser modifiers. BrowserModifier:Win32/Vonteera We…