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Trojan:JS/Redirector.A
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan.JS.Redirector.b (Kaspersky)
Summary
Trojan:JS/Redirector.A is detection for a specifically obfuscated Javascript URL that typically is used to redirect users to websites other than they expected. The obfuscated Javascript may appear on a malicious Web site, or may be sent via an HTML-based e-mail message, or may be included as part of an exploit.
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 the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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