Trojan.WMIHijacker.ClnShrt
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Short bio
Trojan.WMIHijacker.ClnShrt is Malwarebytes’ detection name for Trojansthat use the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) infrastructure to alter victims’ browser shortcut files in order to add the target site so the browser(s) open with that site.
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks yeabests.cc when Trojan.WMIHijacker.ClnShrt is present
Business remediation
How to remove Trojan.WMIHijacker.ClnShrt 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 pageto see which threats were found.
On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.
Home remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.WMIHijacker.ClnShrt without further user interaction.