Trojan.Clicker

Short bio

Trojan.Clicker is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for trojans that are used in click fraud.

Symptoms

Trojan.Clicker is a type of trojan that performs a form of ad fraud. These “clickers” continuously make connections to websites, consequently awarding threat actors with revenue on a pay-per-click bases.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.Clicker by using real-time protection.

Malwarebytes blocks Trojan.Clicker

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Clicker without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
2. Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
3. Then click Finish.
4. Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
5. If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
6. When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
7. Restart your computer when prompted to do so.