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Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
Infected Computers: | 32 |
First Seen: | June 23, 2016 |
Last Seen: | November 13, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Clickforms.ru site is associated with a browser hijacker software that is designed to redirect users to marketing content forcibly. The domain, along with net-quick.com and advleniv.com is reported to receive Web traffic from users infected with a browser hijacker. Browser hijacking software may be dispersed among users via free software bundles actively. When you install a free media player and look to test a new Internet browser you might use the 'Express' and 'Typical' option in the installer. If you choose to install a free software package with the recommended option, you may install unwanted extensions and a browser hijacker on your computer. Cases that involve the Clickforms.ru browser hijacker reveal that its developers aim to alter the user's shortcuts for Internet clients such as Opera, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
The Clickforms.ru browser hijacker changes the parameters of the shortcuts and reroutes users via Clickforms.ru to portals like net-quick.com and advleniv.com where you are shown marketing materials. The resources provided by the Clickforms.ru browser hijacker may include phishing messages, recommendations to install suspicious video decoders on the PC and urge users to register for fake alternatives to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Computer security researchers reveal that the browser hijacker at hand may use batch files and make subtle changes to your shortcuts, Registry and Internet settings. The same functionality was seen with the Searchbuw.ru browser hijacker. Both programs use the following batch files:
- chrome.bat.exe
- firefox.bat.exe
- iexplore.bat.exe
- opera.bat.exe
It is safe to say that the same team behind Searchbuw.ru might be operating Clickforms.ru considering that Searchbuw.ru is blacklisted by most Web filters and AV vendors. The built-in security mechanism in Google Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox may not work properly while you are infected with the Clickforms.ru browser hijacker. It is not recommended to access your online banking account before you make sure your computer is clean. Since the Clickforms.ru browser hijacker does not register an uninstall entry in the Registry and runs in portable mode from the AppData directory, you have two options for the removal. You can try to delete the files linked to Clickforms.ru manually, but it includes the risk of removing clean program components. Users that are not confident they are up to the task may want to install a credible anti-malware scanner that can erase the traces of the Clickforms.ru browser hijacker effortlessly.
URLs
Clickforms.ru may call the following URLs:
n.clickforms.ru |
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