Trojan.Script.E.Generic

Short bio

Trojan.Script.E.Generic is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for a registry key that starts a .vbs script for the current user when the system starts up.

Symptoms

Users may notice a registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run that point to a .vbs file.

Type and source of infection

Many types of malware, including Trojans and USB Worms, create this type of startup entry for persistence.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users against malware by flagging this type of suspicious startup entries so users can make an informed choice.

Add an exclusion

To have Malwarebytes ignore Trojan.Script.E.Generic, you must add the detection to the Allow list. Here’s how to do it.

• Uncheck the entry or entries related to Trojan.Script.E.Generic in the list of Scan results.
• Then click on Next.
• You will see a prompt giving you several options.
• Choosing Always ignore will add Trojan.Script.E.Generic to the Allow List.
• You can remove them there when you decide they should no longer be ignored.
• When Trojan.Script.E.Generic is on the Allow list it will no longer show up in your Scan results.