W32/Fareit.AXHW!tr.pws

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W32/Fareit.AXHW!tr.pws is classified as a password-stealing trojan.
A password-stealing trojan searches the infected system for passwords and sends them to a remote attacker.
The Fortinet Antivirus Analyst Team is constantly updating our descriptions. Please check the FortiGuard Encyclopedia regularly for updates.

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  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

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