
When the user visits one of several financial or ISP Web sites, the Trojan horse captures sensitive information, such as log-in names, passwords, and other sensitive information. When this Trojan horse runs on the user’s computer, it performs several actions, including the following: Backdoor:W32/Berbew is also known as Backdoor-AXJ, Webber, or Padodor. The Web pages that are downloaded to the user’s computer contain an additional JavaScript program that downloads the Backdoor:W32/Berbew Trojan horse. This problem occurs when a user visits a Web site that is hosted on a server that is running Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and that has been infected by JS.Scob. Microsoft has learned of a Trojan horse program that is named W32/Berbew (variants A-H) that is downloaded after a Microsoft Windows-based client computer is infected with the Download.Ject malware.

For more information about the Malicious Software Removal Tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Ĩ90830 The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool helps remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 It has been replaced by the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Microsoft has updated the security software regularly in recent years, both in terms of compatibility with newer versions of the Microsoft operating system, but also in terms of malicious software the tool can detect and remove effectively.Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition More. Update: While still not a program that you can run as your main antivirus software, Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool comes into play when you need to check a Windows PC for common, or popular, viruses and other forms of malware. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. It can remove 64 different types of malware from Windows systems, with three new ones, Locksky, Reatlle and Valla added in the most recent update of the security program. The software program is not a full-blown antivirus solution as it concentrates on the removal of popular malware only.


A new version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has been released yesterday by Microsoft.
