Trojan.Qhost
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Short bio
Trojan.Qhost is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for malwarethat modifies the Windows system’s hosts file.
Malicious behavior
Trojan.Qhost alters the hosts file as a means to redirect the user’s Internet traffic, for example to stop him from downloading security software or installing updates.
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Qhost
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 pageto see which threats were found.
On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.