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Trojan:Win32/Bamital.N
Aliases: Trojan.Hottrend (Dr.Web) Win32/Bamital.FM trojan (ESET)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Bamital.N is the detection for malware that intercepts web browser traffic and redirects search engine results. It also redirects access to certain websites to the local host.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
This malware creates entries in the Hosts file to prevent access to certain websites. To recreate a clean Hosts file, please refer to the following article:
- Recreating a clean Hosts file: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034
