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Published Apr 10, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Popureb.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Backdoor.Win32.Phanta.u (Kaspersky) W32/Suspicious_Gen2.KFRKQ (Norman) Backdoor.Phanta!IXA7QPH2XsI (VirusBuster) BackDoor.Generic13.AYOG (AVG) Trojan.Generic.KDV.174302 (BitDefender) Win32/Donloz.AXO (CA) Trojan.DownLoad2.22280 (Dr.Web) Trojan.DL.Win32.Ghost.a (Rising AV) Backdoor.Win32.Phanta (Ikarus)

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Popureb.A is a trojan that modifies the hard disk's MBR (Master Boot Record). It changes Internet Explorer's start page and also displays unwanted advertisements.

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/.

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