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BrowserModifier:Win32/Pointup
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Mal/BHO-J (Sophos) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Delf.qfw (Kaspersky) :Trj/Downloader.MDW (Panda) SecurityRisk.Downldr (Symantec)
Summary
BrowserModifier:Win32/Pointup is a multi-component detection for a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that may hijack the browser to connect to certain websites or display advertisements for certain products.
Use Microsoft Windows Defender, the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742), or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove these threats and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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