Should I remove “StartPage.5”?

The StartPage.5 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What StartPage.5 virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine StartPage.5?


File Info:
name: D20B0CAC5D788131D629.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a921c74b43bd9db488479f7d97b77d77395d343d6be3dd89415a2eec527fde5d
crc32: EB3C5852
md5: d20b0cac5d788131d629a2af62fcceca
sha1: dcbe6cf9da2a3f570be37d8c129723d54707d826
sha256: a921c74b43bd9db488479f7d97b77d77395d343d6be3dd89415a2eec527fde5d
sha512: 87e2dc48f768196c073b50e103e5f942df01d7d4797a1cc21198e05c2ee7ed2a7e60099618b9c24beee14ee26a250ef5573944fc595c92417efc475d50c4d727
ssdeep: 12288:WO9xBymEFyzcYH7vwGZEgQNkT8HZOqJlXy1:WObcHwb4N2YZnlXa
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18BB47D22F6E18433D1732A7C9C6B63AC983A7E103D7898467BE81D4C5F39681756B393
sha3_384: e9985127f9fef6406df4ae84b9989f8197bc789b539c16adbe1c1579fb564ad44897a27f3bc06b1fbf88dadeba90a6d4
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4c4b87ca24600e818bef9ff
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

StartPage.5 also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Delf.lV2h
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5
FireEye	Generic.mg.d20b0cac5d788131
Skyhigh	GenericRXPP-NT!D20B0CAC5D78
McAfee	GenericRXPP-NT!D20B0CAC5D78
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/StartPage.7191138e
K7GW	Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Arcabit	Trojan.StartPage.5
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.Generic.DBQ
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/StartPage.NTV
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Bho-7163
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.StartPage.fiixuh
Avast	Win32:StartPage-AJL [Trj]
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.ATRAPS.Lflw
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Rogue.4123820
Zillya	Trojan.BHO.Win32.9187
TrendMicro	TROJ_SPNR.35DG13
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.BHO
Jiangmin	Trojan/BHO.kvs
Webroot	W32.Dynamer.Gen
Varist	W32/Risk.QDAF-4582
Avira	TR/Rogue.4123820
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.BHO
Kingsoft	Win32.Trojan.Generic.a
Xcitium	Malware@#psjz65lc9jnw
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!dtc
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.StartPage.R22171
VBA32	Trojan.BHO
ALYac	Gen:Variant.StartPage.5
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Generic Malware
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_SPNR.35DG13
Rising	Trojan.Win32.StartPage.pmn (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!sF0eNP6V9a0
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1523551.susgen
Fortinet	W32/BHO.ALFL!tr
AVG	Win32:StartPage-AJL [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove StartPage.5?

StartPage.5 removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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