Threat Database Malware 1click downloader

1click downloader

By ZulaZuza in Malware

Not to be confused by a reliable application for downloading YouTube videos, 1click downloader is a malicious program that is advertised as a utility for adding extra features to uTorrent. This program is one of the most common bittorrent clients on the market, a free lightweight application that is quite popular. Taking advantage of uTorrent's fame, 1click downloader is advertised as a way to download torrent files instantly without opening uTorrent's interface or clicking on the various dialogs that are necessary. However, 1click downloader has characteristics of malware applications. There have been numerous reports from computer users complaining that 1click downloader downloads and installs software from third parties without the computer user's consent. This makes 1click downloader a security risk that should not be allowed on a machine. ESG security analysts strongly recommend removing 1click downloader with a reliable anti-malware program and then running a full scan of your hard drive to ensure that no malware associated with 1click downloader has managed to infect your computer system.

Why You Should Worry About 1click Downloader

Regardless of the extent of the actual malware capabilities of 1click downloader, this application has behaviors that are more commonly associated with malware than with legitimate programs. Some of these include the following:

  • 1click downloader runs in the background without the computer user's authorization. As part of its installation process, 1click downloader makes changes to the system settings and Windows Registry that allow 1click downloader to run automatically when Windows starts up and to work silently in the background without requiring the computer user's authorization.
  • Removing 1click downloader through normal means is usually ineffective. Most of the time, 1click downloader will either be reinstalled automatically or simply refuse to leave, crashing or displaying error messages whenever an attempt is made to remove 1click downloader. This characteristic above most others is what makes PC security researchers highly skeptical about the nature of this application. In most cases, it is necessary to use an anti-malware program to remove 1click downloader and all of its associated files as well as reverting all changes 1click downloader makes to the Windows Registry and system settings.

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