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Published Jul 15, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Trojan:Win32/Scar.C

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win-Trojan/Scar.61667 (AhnLab) Win32/Qhost.NWZ (ESET) Trojan.Win32.Scar.ckhg (Kaspersky) W32/Smalltroj/YWNQ (Norman) Troj/Scar-M (Sophos) TROJ_SCAR.AI (Trend Micro) Trojan.Scar.VDT (VirusBuster) Trojan.Generic.KD.15886 (BitDefender)

Summary

Trojan:Win32/Scar.C is a trojan that drops malware with the purpose of modifying the local HOSTS file to redirect browsing of certain websites.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:

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 article:
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