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Trojan:Win32/QHosts.BH
Aliases: Trojan.Hosts.6167 (Dr.Web) Win32/Bicololo.A trojan (ESET) Trojan.VBS.Downloader (Ikarus) Trojan.Win32.Qhost.aeif (Kaspersky)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Qhosts.BH is a trojan that redirects your web browser away from certain sites and may download additional malware onto your computer.
Additional remediation instructions for Trojan:Win32/Qhosts.BH
This threat may make lasting changes to a computer's configuration that are not restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following articles:
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:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
Additional remediation instructions for Trojan:Win32/Qhosts.BH
This threat may make lasting changes to a computer's configuration that are not restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following articles:
