Trojan.BrowserAssistant
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Short bio
Trojan.BrowserAssistant is Malwarebytes generic detection name for Trojans that inject code in the browser’s process.
Type of infection
There are several types of Trojans that get detected as Trojan.BrowserAssistant. Ranging from browser extension that inject code in every website to show advertisements to executables that use Scheduled Tasks to get started alongside the browser and steal information. The extensions are often installed by users under the impression that they are useful.
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.BrowserAssistant
Home remediation
You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.
Nebula endpoint tasks menu
Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections page to see which threats were found. On the Quarantine page you can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.