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Adware:Win32/Marketscore.B
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Proxy-OSS (McAfee) Program:Win32/Marketscore.gen (Microsoft) W32/RK.Q (Norman)
Summary
Adware:Win32/Marketscore.B markets itself as a service that enhances Internet performance. Adware:Win32/Marketscore.B redirects and decrypts information transmitted between the computer and Web sites visited through the use of an external proxy. This traffic may be logged and analyzed on behalf of Marketscore customer companies.
Adware:Win32/Marketscore.B may be identified as Program:Win32/Marketscore.gen.
To detect and remove this or other unwanted software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/downloads/default.mspx
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