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Troj_Generic.WMIES

Posted: October 20, 2014

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 40
First Seen: October 20, 2014
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Troj_Generic.WMIES is a threat that many computer security researchers have identified to be a Trojan horse. Through Troj_Generic.WMIES remote hackers could gain access to infected systems where they may steal data from its hard drive. That data may consist of personal information belonging to the computer user that may later be used against them in schemes or lead to identity theft. It is important that a threat like Troj_Generic.WMIES be found or detected through use of an antispyware tool and then later removed completely. It is not until Troj_Generic.WMIES is completely removed that it no longer poses a threat to the affected computer.

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