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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Zlob.gen!dll
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob (Kaspersky) Downloader-XC (McAfee) Trojan.Zlob (Symantec) TROJ_ZLOB (Trend Micro)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Zlob.gen!dll is detection for a family of Trojan programs. Variants of the Zlob family modify Internet Explorer's settings, redirect the default internet search page and home page, and attempt to download and execute malicious software from the Internet.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.