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Win32/Plexus
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
Win32/Plexus is a mass-mailing email worm that targets Microsoft Windows. The worm also spreads through Kazaa peer-to-peer network shares and to computers that have not been patched for the Windows vulnerabilities described in Microsoft Security Bulletins MS03-039 and MS04-011. Win32/Plexus opens a backdoor which allows attackers to run arbitrary code on the infected computer.
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