Windows Defender detects and removes this unwanted software.

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

This threat is a family that modifies browser search and home page settings, and may download and install additional malware such as Trojan:Win32/Xadupi and Trojan:Win32/Suweezy.

It is usually installed through bundlers such as SoftwareBundler:Win32/Mizenota, SoftwareBundler:Win32/Prepscram, SoftwareBundler:Win32/InstallMonster, SoftwareBundler:Win32/ICLoader and SoftwareBundler:Win32/Dartsmound.

This threat is part of a suite of malware and unwanted software families that is also called "Fireball". Read about this threat group in the Windows Security blog: 

Understanding the true size of “Fireball”

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

Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this unwanted software.

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

This threat is a family that modifies browser search and home page settings, and may download and install additional malware such as Trojan:Win32/Xadupi and Trojan:Win32/Suweezy.

It is usually installed through bundlers such as SoftwareBundler:Win32/Mizenota, SoftwareBundler:Win32/Prepscram, SoftwareBundler:Win32/InstallMonster, SoftwareBundler:Win32/ICLoader and SoftwareBundler:Win32/Dartsmound.

This threat is part of a suite of malware and unwanted software families that is also called "Fireball". Read about this threat group in the Windows Security blog: 

Understanding the true size of “Fireball”

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