Generic.
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Short bio
“Generic.” is Malwarebytes’ detection name given to a category of files which trigger our generic criteria for suspicious files.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Generic.Malware/Suspicious using real-time protection.
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Malwarebytes blocks a suspicious file
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove files detected as Generic.{malware} without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on the Get started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.