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Trojan:W32/KillWin

First posted on 23 April 2010.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Trojan:W32/KillWin.

Explanation :

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.

Additional DetailsTrojan:W32/KillWin identifies a freeware program that disables certain features of the Operating System. Due to the effects of this functionality, this program is classified as a Trojan.

For more details, please see the description of a representative KillWin variant:

€ Trojan:W32/Killwin.AR

Last update 23 April 2010

 

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