BrowserModifier:Win32/Xiazai
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this unwanted software.
This program installs unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
For more information about this threat, read the Windows Security blog:
MSRT June 2017: Removing sneaky Xiazai
This threat is an unwanted software. An unwanted software is a program that alters your Windows experience without your consent or control. We use a set of evaluation criteria to determine what programs are classified as unwanted software. As the software ecosystem evolves, so do our evaluation criteria. To learn more, read these blog entries:
- Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase
- Cleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
- A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
- Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands
- Keeping Browsing Experience in Users’ Hands, an Update...
- Cleaning up misleading advertisements
- Adware: A new approach
Virus:Win32/Jusabli.A
PUA:Win32/XiazaiInstller
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. We have seen this leading to the following potentially unwanted behaviors on PCs:
- Adds files that run at startup
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- China
- United States
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong SAR
- Japan
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.
PUA:Win32/CnDownloader
This application was stopped from running on your network because it has a poor reputation. This application can affect the quality of your computing experience. For example, some potentially unwanted applications can:
- Install additional bundled software
- Modify your homepage
- Modify your search provider
- Perform other actions that you might not have intended
These applications are most commonly software bundlers or installers for applications such as toolbars, adware, or system optimizers. We have observed this application installing software that you might not have intended on your PC.
If you were trying to install an application, you might have downloaded it from a source other than the official product's website.
We usually see this application installed on PCs in the following countries. This list is sorted according to prevalence:
- China
- Taiwan
- United States
- Hong Kong SAR
- Malaysia
This detection is part of our extended Potentially Unwanted Application protection feature.