Summary

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat. This threat can perform a number of actions of a malicious hacker’s choice on your PC. Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

What to do now

  Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:

• Windows Defender  for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• Microsoft Safety Scanner

You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find other hidden malware.

Get more help

You can also see our advanced troubleshooting page for more help. If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

Microsoft Safety Scanner is a scanning tool designed to find and remove malware from Windows computers. Simply download and run a scan to find malware and try to undo changes made by identified threats.

• Download Microsoft Security Scanner (32-bit)
• Download Microsoft Security Scanner (64 bit)

note

Starting in November 2019, security scanners will specifically sign SHA-2. Your device must be updated to support SHA-2 in order to run the security scanner. To learn more, see the 2019 SHA-2 code signing support requirements for Windows and WSUS.