Spyware Research > Infections > Trojan.Popuper
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| Name: | Trojan.Popuper | |
| Threat Level: | High |
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| Description: | Trojan.Popuper hijacks the default Internet Explorer settings and changes your Internet Explorer homepage. It also appears as a security alert notifying users that their PC has been compromised and then downloads rogue antispyware products onto their PC. | |
| Type: | TT_Hijacker, TT_Trojan | |
| Also known as: | AdClick Adware/SecurityError [Panda] AdWare.Win32.Agent variants AdWare.Win32.BHO.rh [Kaspersky] Downloader-ACZ[McAfee] Hoax.Win32.Gavec variants Hoax.Win32.Renos variants Quicknavigate Puper.dll.gen [McAfee] Smitfraud Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent variants Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob variants Trojan.Emcodec.G Trojan.FakeSpy Trojan.Puper Troj/AdClick-BE[Sophos] TROJ_ZLOB.DXE [Trend Micro] TROJ_ZLOB.DXG [Trend Micro] | |
| Threat analysis: | Search ThreatExpert to view reports | |
| Removal: | This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor. | |
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