Microsoft security software detects and removes this family of threats. 

These threats install malicious Internet browser extensions and redirect your search results. This means that if you search using Google, Bing, or Yahoo, for example, the site returns normal search results. However, if you click on any of the results, instead of going to the correct website, you might be redirected to a different website.

These threats can also be used for click-fraud.

Variants of Win32/Medfos can be installed by other malware, including variants of the Trojan:Win32/Necurs family.

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Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of threats are malicious JavaScript files that redirect web searches to pay-per-click advertising sites.

This threat might be installed on your PC from a Win32/Medfos variant.

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Trojan:Win32/Medfos.gen!A is a malicious DLL component dropped and installed by other Win32/Medfos files. It tries to download and install arbitrary files in your computer.

Trojan:Win32/Medfos.B is a trojan that redirects the web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome to other sites.

It is a member of the  Win32/Medfos family.

Trojan:Win32/Medfos.A is a trojan that attempts to download arbitrary files from websites such as "greatfilehosting.com" and "midifilehosting.com".

Trojan:Win32/Medfos.W is a malicious component dropped and installed by other Win32/Medfos files. It tries to download and install arbitrary files in your computer.

Trojan:Win32/Medfos.X is a trojan that is used to drive Internet traffic to specific websites without your consent.

It retrieves information from a remote website, specifically search keywords, and websites to direct your computer to.