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Trojan:Win32/Startpage

Summary
Technical information

Microsoft security software detects and removes this threat.

Trojan:Win32/Startpage is a family of trojans that change your Internet browser homepage without consent.

Threats detected as Trojan:Win32/Startpage may also perform other malicious actions on your PC. The behaviors displayed by this family are be highly variable.

What to do now

The following free Microsoft software detects and removes this threat:

Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
Microsoft Safety Scanner

Even if we've already detected and removed this particular threat, running a full scan might find other malware that is hiding on your PC.

You can also visit the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

Additional remediation instructions for Win32/Startpage

This threat may make lasting changes to your PC's configuration that won't be restored by detecting and removing it. For more information see the following articles:

Changing your Internet Explorer homepage:

For Internet Explorer 10
For Internet Explorer 9

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Threat behavior

Trojan:Win32/Startpage is a family of trojans that change your Internet browser homepage without consent.

Threats detected as Trojan:Win32/Startpage may also perform other malicious actions on your computer. The behaviors displayed by this family are be highly variable.