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Trojan:Win32/Startpage.WP
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Lnkhyd.A.gen!Eldorado (Command) Defiler (AVG) DR/Script.463652 (Avira) Troj/Agent-NGS (Sophos)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Startpage.WP is a trojan that changes Internet Explorer settings without a user's consent.
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:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Additional remediation instructions for Trojan:Win32/Startpage.WP
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/s:
- Changing your Internet Explorer Home Page:
- For Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page
- For Internet Explorer 7 and 8 in Windows Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page
- For Internet Explorer 6: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252464
- Changing or choosing the default Search provider in Internet Explorer 7 and 8: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/78e85c0d-ff1f-4eac-b1b2-a1443d60fcb91033.mspx
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
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