Detection Details

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

block Trojan.Qhost

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Qhost

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.Qhost with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.

endpoint menu

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections pageto see which threats were found.

Nebula detections

On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.

Nebula Quarantaine

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Qhost without further user interaction.

    If you were using a custom hosts file before infection, you may have to recreate it or restore from your backup.