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11 entries found.
Updated on Jun 30, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This family of threats are malicious JavaScript files that redirect your web searches.  

They do this to earn revenue for the malware authors via online advertisement fraud. The threats hijack search result links from the following search engines, and redirect you to a different webpage:

  • Alltheweb
  • Altavista
  • AOL
  • Ask
  • Bing
  • Gigablast
  • Google
  • Hotbot
  • Lycos
  • Netscape
  • Snap
  • Yahoo
  • Youtube

They can be installed by other malware, including members of the Win32/Tracur description for more information.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.  

Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 30, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

Win32/Tracur is a family of trojans that can redirect your web searches. They do this to earn revenue for the malware authors via online advertisement fraud. The trojans hijack search result links from the following search engines, and redirect you to a different webpage:

  • Alltheweb
  • Altavista
  • AOL
  • Ask
  • Bing
  • Gigablast
  • Google
  • Hotbot
  • Lycos
  • Netscape
  • Snap
  • Yahoo
  • Youtube

Win32/Tracur can also download and run files, including other malware, and give a hacker control of your PC.

These threats can be installed on your PC by other malware, or when you click on a suspicious link or email attachment.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 11, 2012
Trojan:Win32/Tracur.AK is a trojan that installs other programs, such as additional malware or malware components, without your consent.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 30, 2012

Trojan:Win32/Tracur.AN is a trojan that redirects Internet search queries to a malicious URL, allows backdoor access and control and may also install other malware.

It is a member of the Trojan:Win32/Tracur family.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 29, 2009
Trojan:VBS/Tracur is a VBS component dropped by TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tracur.A. When run, this script adds the 'explorer.exe' process to the Windows Firewall exceptions list to deliberately lower system security settings.
Alert level: severe
Updated on Jun 30, 2011

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat is a component of Win32/Tracur, which is a family of trojans that redirect web search queries to malicious URLs, download and run and other files, including other malware, and let backdoor access and remote control.

The purpose of this redirection may be to earn revenue for the malware's authors via online advertisement fraud. The trojans hijack search result links from the following search engines, and redirect you to a different result than where you were intending to go:

  • Alltheweb
  • Altavista
  • AOL
  • Ask
  • Bing
  • Gigablast
  • Google
  • Hotbot
  • Lycos
  • Netscape
  • Snap
  • Yahoo
  • Youtube
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 15, 2011

Trojan:Win32/Tracur.Y is a trojan that downloads and executes arbitrary files.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 09, 2014

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

This threat uses your PC to perform click fraud. It runs in the background and uses a significant amount of your PC's power and network bandwidth. This can severely impact the performance of your PC, the speed of your Internet connection, and may lead to excess data usage charges from your Internet service provider.

Find out ways that malware can get on your PC.

Alert level: severe
Updated on Oct 09, 2013
Alert level: severe
Updated on Apr 01, 2010
Alert level: severe
Updated on Aug 15, 2011

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tracur.Y is a trojan that downloads and executes arbitrary files.

Alert level: severe