Should I remove “Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz”?

The Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz 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.

What Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• CAPE detected the embedded win api malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz?

File Info:
name: C3853FE0918E9086EC85.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6e1880c31ddebc67adb9b366bad11b68427cda7ed33ac0175dffb65a941fbca8crc32: B70E514Dmd5: c3853fe0918e9086ec852f2af360ba74sha1: 0f47ccd3de6eb6ee8e878c2831f73f776eba1419sha256: 6e1880c31ddebc67adb9b366bad11b68427cda7ed33ac0175dffb65a941fbca8sha512: cca9f143804078004762a38773dd757afee99b9ca6c98882f5e95135c209913cc759902969e556a471874f7912c04fa9c23fdb6e73662e45c24c57c82055df8assdeep: 768:ifa2l72cNicC8a5R8H+P5wZ4DucGTslDkyq/qbLMDubKMgo9K8Adjl18k:fcNicmUgDh/Zqtubgo9K8Adjl18ktype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11E239F56F30978D5EE06CD3642CBFE1E8328F40394225D81FB903D6EED27C97A82465Asha3_384: b9ef750d92dfda420b94e5ef9f6d37db2a70db907fda2dd802737820772894db0362b441ff46fbd1510eec5a4e9c579aep_bytes: 5589e583ec18c7042402000000ff1594timestamp: 2010-12-17 04:49:55
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Startpage!pz?

• 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.