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Trojan:Win32/Startpage.IP
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Startpage.IP is a detection for trojans that modify the affected user's default Internet Explorer home page.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
Additional remediation instructions for this threat
This threat may make lasting changes to a computer’s configuration that are NOT restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following article/s:
- Changing your Internet Explorer Home Page:
- For Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page
- For Internet Explorer 7 and 8 in Windows Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page
- For Internet Explorer 6: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252464
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx