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author: levinec
ms.date: 08/01/2018
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# Malware Names
# Malware names
We name the malware and unwanted software that we detect according to the Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO) malware naming scheme. The scheme uses the following format:
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* .remnants: remnants of a virus
* .worm: worm component of that malware
* !bit: an internal category used to refer to some threats
* !cl: an internal category used to refer to some threats
* !dha: an internal category used to refer to some threats
* !pfn: an internal category used to refer to some threats
* !plock: an internal category used to refer to some threats