Trojan.Agent
Trojan.Agent refers to a generic Trojan malware detection. It is used for detections that are either associated with no specific malware families or not enough information is available to pinpoint the malware family.
Trojan.Downloader
Short bio
Trojan.Downloader is the generic detection for Trojans that download (and run) other malware on user systems.
Type and source of infection
Downloaders are often the first stage infection from attacks from an exploit kit or a malicious email attachment. They are usually small and pre-programmed to download and start other malicious files.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.Downloader by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Downloader
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Downloader without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
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