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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 October 2016 release: Adding more unwanted software detections

January 23, 2017 admin BrowserModifier:Win32/Sasquor, BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab, Checking Windows Defender exclusions, Ghokswa, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, MSRT, MSRT release October 2016, Objective Criteria, Sasquor, software bundler, SupTab, Suweezy, Trojan, Trojan:Win32/Ghokswa, Trojan:Win32/Suweezy, Trojan:Win32/Xadupi, Uncategorized, Unwanted software, Windows 10, Windows Defender, Xadupi

Unwanted software often piggy-backs on program downloads, delivered by software bundlers. These bundles, which you might have downloaded, can include software that you do not want, and some that are harmful. The bundled or “extra” software can perform actions on your device that run the gambit from unwanted to annoying to malicious. The threat that…