Trojan.BHO.Generic

Short bio

Trojan.BHO.Generic is the generic detection for an orphaned GUID that was created by malware and set as a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer.

Protection

Trojan.BHO.Generic is no longer active and only found as an orphaned registry entry.

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.BHO.Generic without further user interaction.

  1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
  2. Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  3. Then click Finish.
  4. Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
  5. If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
  6. When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
  7. Restart your computer when prompted to do so.

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