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Published Sep 10, 2014 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Win32/Clikug

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Giga Clicks (other) Hyper Browser (other) Idle Crawler (other)

Summary

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat uses your PC for click fraud. It can run in the background whenever your PC is turned on.

We have seen this threat using as much as 1 GB of bandwidth per hour - this can severely impact the speed of your Internet connection as well as lead to excess data usage charges from your Internet service provider.

Clikug is also known as Giga Clicks, Hyper Browser, and Idle Crawler. It is usually installed by third-party software installation programs.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC. 

Remove programs

You might need to manually remove this program:

The entry for this program may be called "GigaClicks Crawler", or might reference one of the following:

  • Giga Clicks
  • Hyper Browser
  • Idle Crawler

If an uninstaller is not available, does not work properly, or you do not want to use it, you can use the following free tools to detect and remove this program and other unwanted software from your PC:

You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find other, hidden threats.

Get more help

You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

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