BrowserModifier:JS/Startpage.A is a program that may change the browser home page, and display pop-up messages.

BrowserModifier:Win32/TopGuide is a Korean-language browser helper object (BHO) that monitors search keywords and may redirect search queries to targeted advertisments.

It can also update its files and communicate with a remote server without adequate user consent.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this unwanted software.

This browser modifier changes your Internet browser settings. It can also prevent you from changing your browser home page, search provider, and installed extensions.

It can be installed when you download applications from untrusted sources, such as video players, video codecs, and free games.

This threat is an unwanted software. An unwanted software is a program that alters your Windows experience without your consent or control. We use a set of evaluation criteria to determine what programs are classified as unwanted software. As the software ecosystem evolves, so do our evaluation criteria. To learn more, read these blog entries:

• Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase
• Cleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
• A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
• Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands
• Keeping Browsing Experience in Users’ Hands, an Update...
• Cleaning up misleading advertisements
• Adware: A new approach

The latest version of this application is not detected by our objective criteria, and is not considered unwanted software.

Older versions of this software try to change your homepage or default search provider. If you change these settings the application reverts your changes each time you restart your PC.

Find out more about how and why we identify unwanted software.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this unwanted software.

 

This threat can show you extra advertisements as you browse the web. You can see examples of these ads on the Technical information tab. It does this by installing browser extensions without your permission.

 

It can be installed on your PC when you download other software from third-party websites. 

This threat is an unwanted software. An unwanted software is a program that alters your Windows experience without your consent or control. We use a set of evaluation criteria to determine what programs are classified as unwanted software. As the software ecosystem evolves, so do our evaluation criteria. To learn more, read these blog entries:

• Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase
• Cleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
• A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
• Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands
• Keeping Browsing Experience in Users’ Hands, an Update...
• Cleaning up misleading advertisements
• Adware: A new approach

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this unwanted software.

This browser modifier can change your web browser settings without adequate consent.   

It can be installed on your PC when you download other software from third-party websites.

This threat is an unwanted software. An unwanted software is a program that alters your Windows experience without your consent or control. We use a set of evaluation criteria to determine what programs are classified as unwanted software. As the software ecosystem evolves, so do our evaluation criteria. To learn more, read these blog entries:

• Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase
• Cleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
• A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’
• Keeping browsing experience in users’ hands
• Keeping Browsing Experience in Users’ Hands, an Update...
• Cleaning up misleading advertisements
• Adware: A new approach