Trojan.StartPage
Short bio
Trojan.StartPage is the generic detection for Trojans that change the start page of a browser on the affected Windows systems.
Symptoms
Trojan.StartPage changes the start page of the affected browser and will keep doing so. The start page will be set to a site of the threat actors’ choosing. So the browser will open with a site that is different from the users’ preference.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.StartPage by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.StartPage
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.StartPage without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that All Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
After removal, you can manually change the start page back to how it was before the infection.
