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How to remove CheckClick-Site.info?

March 16th, 2009

What is CheckClick-Site.info?

CheckClick-Site.info is the home of the fake anti-virus Anti-Virus Number-1, which relies on misleading advertising to sell it’s “full version”. The website will greet you with popups, which create the illusion that your system is infected. The most common way to reach CheckClick-Site.info is by getting infected by a browser hijacker.

CheckClick-Site.info is a malicious website and should be avoided at all cost. Remove any programs associated with this website as soon as you detect them.


CheckClick-Site.info is Dangerous

arrow CheckClick-Site.info is a parasitic Browser Hijacker
arrow CheckClick-Site.info may show numerous annoying advertisements
arrow CheckClick-Site.info logs your internet browsing history
arrow CheckClick-Site.info will replace (hijack) your browser homepage
arrow CheckClick-Site.info may spread additional spyware
arrow CheckClick-Site.info violates your privacy and compromises your security
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CheckClick-Site.info screenshots


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Manual CheckClick-Site.info removal


Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove CheckClick-Site.info, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other CheckClick-Site.info infected files and get help in CheckClick-Site.info removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing CheckClick-Site.info and similar threats.

CheckClick-Site.info is classified as a Browser Hijacker, which means its parasitic damage payload consists of hijacking your browser homepage, error page, or search page with its own, mostly a commercial site of its creators, forcing you to accumulate force hits to a particular website to make it more popular or by using pay-per-click sites to earn money.

The easiest way for a Browser Hijacker such as CheckClick-Site.info to infect your computer is to exploit certain ActiveX controls and other security holes in your Internet Explorer browser. By browsing insecure websites on the internet, users may encounter various pop-ups, which secretly install Browser Hijackers like CheckClick-Site.info on your computer once clicked upon.

As soon as CheckClick-Site.info completes its operations, the overall browser stability and performance severely degrade, making it nearly impossible to surf the web normally.


How to tell if your PC has been infected by a Browser Hijacker such as CheckClick-Site.info?

Slow internet connection: Browser Helper Objects are constantly using your internet connection to send your private information to remote servers, as well as receive ads and pop-ups from third party servers, which causes much slower internet connection speed and overall connection instability.
Numerous undesirable and annoying pop-ups: A typical Browser Hijacker keeps track of your internet browsing habits, sending your browsing history data to remote servers, owned by third party companies that use this information to advertise their products via numerous pop-ups, toolbars, hijacked homepages and spam letters. All these undesirable advertising methods are used on the victims of Browser Hijackers.

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