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Trojan:Win32/Conhook.I
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: No associated aliases
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Conhook.I is a component of Win32/Conhook family. Win32/Conhook is a family of trojans that installs themselves as Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), and connects to the Internet without user consent. They also terminate specific security services, and download additional malware to the computer. This family has also been observed downloading and installing members of the Win32/Vundo family. For more information, please visit the Win32/Conhook and Win32/Vundo descriptions elsewhere in our encyclopedia.
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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