Trojan.KillAV
Short bio
Trojan.KillAV is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for Trojans that are capable of disabling antivirus (AV) programs.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.KillAV by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.KillAV
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.KillAV 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.
Depending on the AV software being disabled and the method of doing so, users may have to re-install the affected software.
