Trojan.Mihhos

Short bio

Trojan.Mihhos is Malwarebytes’ detection namefor a family of Trojans that inject dll’s into browser processes.

Type and source of infection

Trojan.Mihhos injects itself into browser processes, usually to deliver advertisements, but it can alos be used for other purposes like spying on internet traffic. Trojan.Mihhos is often delivered by bundlers.

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Mihhos

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Mihhos 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.

Business remediation

How to remove Trojan.Mihhos with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

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

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

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

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