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Trojan:Win32/Matcash.gen!C
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Softomate (Norman) Adware.Meplex (Sunbelt Software) Trojan.Adclicker (Symantec) Adware_Softomate (Trend Micro) BrowserModifier:Win32/Matcash (other)
Summary
Trojan:Win32/Matcash installs a toolbar on affected systems and may perform this installation without adequate user consent. The toolbar is installed as a Browser Helper Object (BHO), allowing the toolbar to run when the browser is launched.
Trojan:Win32/Matcash may place an uninstaller entry in 'Add or Remove Programs' in Control Panel. The entry name may be called '888Bar'. If an uninstaller is not available or if you do not want to use the uninstaller that is provided, use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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