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TrojanDownloader:Win32/Searchclickads
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Downloader-ACV (McAfee) W32/DLoader.BJUN (Norman) Troj/Dloadr-AQF (Sophos) Trojan-Downloader.Agent.AMG (Sunbelt Software) Trojan.Popper (Symantec) TROJ_DLOADER.DXD (Trend Micro)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Searchclickads includes a Web browser toolbar that delivers advertisements and a self-updating program that may download unwanted software.
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Searchclickads may place an uninstaller entry in 'Add or Remove Programs' in Control Panel. The entry may be named 'Windows Overlay Components'. If an uninstaller is not available or if you do not want to use the uninstaller that is provided, use Microsoft Windows Defender or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove Win32/Searchclickads and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Searchclickads may download and install additional unwanted software. To detect and remove this Trojan and other malicious or 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).
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