Click Check Virus

Posted: September 14, 2011

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Ranking:	13,253
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,124

First Seen:	September 14, 2011
Last Seen:	October 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Click Check Virus is a web browser hijacker that installs itself without permission, afterwards proceeding to redirect you to TheClickcheck.com in a variety of ways. Because exposure to malware-affiliated websites like TheClickcheck.com can lead to further infections, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you delete the Click Check Virus with appropriate security software, as soon as you have an opportunity for it. Click Check Virus infections have also been noted to trigger in a variety of ways, some subtle, some bluntly-aggressive and it's strongly encouraged that you keep your security software updated to be certain of protecting your PC from all minor variants of Click Check Virus browser hijackers.

The Many Methods of the Obnoxiously Versatile Click Check Virus

A Click Check Virus can infect your PC by browser exploits that install it without your consent, by being falsely-labeled as a harmless software update or by being bundled with unrelated files. Regardless of the exact method of Click Check Virus infection, the overall symptom is always the same – a web browser that forces you to visit TheClickcheck.com, regardless of your feelings on the matter.

Although most browser hijackers will limit themselves to a relatively small and consistent set of methods for redirecting browsers, the Click Check Virus is more flexible than other such hijacker infections that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have analyzed. A possible Click Check Virus browser hijack can trigger off of any of the actions noted below:

Visiting a specific website that causes the Click Check Virus to activate and redirect you. The website itself may not necessarily be malicious, since Click Check Virus redirects can also trigger for completely unrelated websites that are chosen in an arbitrary fashion.
Clicking a search result link for a popular search engine, especially Google. The original destination URL is irrelevant, with respect to triggering the redirect.
Clicking other types of links in general. As is the case with the previously-noted attack, this redirect can occur regardless of what the link originally led towards.
Lastly, Click Check Virus has also been observed to attack at random without any discrete event that causes it to trigger, although this exceptionally aggressive behavior isn't as well-used as the above attack methods.

Redirects may take you to TheClickcheck.com immediately, lead you through several websites beforehand or lead you to an alternate site, such as target.net or steakrecipes.com. Until you've removed the Click Check Virus from your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you avoid any contact with sites that the Click Check Virus redirects you to, since these websites may be sources of additional infection.

Crossing the Click Check Virus Off of Your List of Installed Programs

Because the Click Check Virus website uses the same basic tactics as Search.yellowise.com, Search.searchcompletion.com, Yousearchpage.com, Startsear.ch and Therelatedsearch.com, you should consider contact with any of the above or TheClickcheck.com to be a sign of serious infection, until you've verified otherwise. Although the Click Check Virus manifests Click Check Virus' symptoms through your web browser, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that altering your web browser in any way will fail to remove the original Click Check Virus.

To get rid of Click Check Virus permanently, use suitable anti-malware applications that are capable of removing trojans, rootkits and similar types of high-level threats, preferably within Safe Mode.

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Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

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