Adware/Qhost

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Adware/Qhost is classified as Adware.   Adware are software components that display unsolicited advertisements.
The Fortinet Anti-Spyware Research Team is currently in the process of creating a detailed description for this Spyware.
For additional information about Adware, and how Fortinet classifies Spyware threats please see Fortinet's paper in PDF format:
Spyware Classification and Terms.

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Detection Availability

FortiGate
Extreme
FortiClient
Extended
FortiMail
Extended
FortiSandbox
Extended
FortiWeb
Extended
Web Application Firewall
Extended
FortiIsolator
Extended
FortiDeceptor
Extended
FortiEDR

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2024-03-25 92.02774
2024-03-13 92.02414
2024-02-03 92.01251
2024-01-31 92.01152
2024-01-24 92.00953
2024-01-22 92.00882
2024-01-10 92.00520
2024-01-01 92.00251
2023-12-18 91.09830
2023-12-09 91.09562