WSearch
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EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 2 |
| First Seen: | December 11, 2009 |
| Last Seen: | August 19, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WSearch is a browser hijacker that hijacks Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. WSearch can access the victimized PC packaged with other software products that computer users are downloading by themselves from the Internet. While being installed on the attacked PC, WSearch alters the affected computer system's settings and executes a variety of annoying potentially damaging activities. WSearch substitutes the default search engine and homepage. Although WSearch appears as a common search system, in truth, it reroutesvictims to numerous advertising websites and also inserts these websites to the target PC user's search results in any authentic search engine. WSearch can also divert the victimized PC user to damaging websites where their computers can easily get corrupted by numerous malware threats. Web users should be very attentive with their downloads if they want to evade downloadng tools such as WSearch onto their PCs. If computer users follow the steps of installation, they will be able to see what other applications are packeged with the main application. Computer should not to install any unfamiliar software products onto their PCs.
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Aliases
8 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| Sophos | Mal/Behav-119 |
| Ikarus | Virus.Win32.Agent.GRW |
| Fortinet | W32/Agent.EKZ!tr.dldr |
| F-Prot | W32/Heuristic-KPP!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Trojan.DownLoader.origin |
| BitDefender | Adware.BDSearch.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Agent-GRW |
| AntiVir | TR/Agent.49152 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove WSearch
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 388b.dll | b9c56a419065c77cd90edac8d91db595 | 0 |
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