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Published Jun 16, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Adclicker.KT

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win-Trojan/StartPage.18944.P (AhnLab) Win32/BHO.NFP (ESET) Trojan.Win32.StartPage.bky (Kaspersky) Generic StartPage (McAfee) W32/Startpage.LCM.dropper (Norman) Trj/BHO.BG (Panda) Troj/BHO-HS (Sophos) Trojan.Adclicker.RB (VirusBuster)

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Adclicker.KT is a trojan that changes the Web browser start page and also downloads advertisements and 'clicks' them without user interaction. This trojan may be installed by TrojanDownloader:Win32/Nonaco.J or other malware.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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