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Published Nov 18, 2007 | Updated Dec 16, 2007

BrowserModifier:Win32/PeopleOnPage

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Apropo.v (Kaspersky) Adware-PeopleOnPage (McAfee) Spyware.Apropos (Symantec) Adware_Apropos (Trend Micro)

Summary

BrowserModifier:Win32/PeopleOnPage installs a toolbar on affected systems and may perform this installation without adequate user consent. The toolbar is installed as a Browser Helper Object (BHO), allowing the toolbar to run when the browser is launched.
BrowserModifier:Win32/PeopleOnPage may place an uninstaller entry in "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel. If an uninstaller is not available or if you do not want to use the uninstaller that is provided, use Microsoft Windows Defender or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove Win32/PeopleOnPage, or other unwanted software from your computer. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
Using Windows Defender to remove unwanted software
  1. When any unwanted software is detected, Windows Defender will show a "Remove All" button.
  2. Click the "Remove All" button to remove the unwanted software from your computer.
 
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