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BrowserModifier:Win32/Xupiter
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Win32/Startpage.EH (CA) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Sqwire.c (Kaspersky) Trojan.Downloader.FM (BitDefender) Adware-Xupiter.dldr (McAfee) Adware.Sqwire (Symantec)
Summary
BrowserModifier:Win32/Xupiter is a program that may change the browser home page and display pop-up advertisements.
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Using Windows Defender to remove unwanted software
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