Name: CrackSpider Category: Browser Hijacker Alias: Troj/Favadd-D Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: CrackSpider add a button to Internet Explorer, adds favorites to software crack sites and hijacks IE's search URLs. CrackSpider is an adware Trojan that adds several shortcuts to the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer pointing to crack and serial websites. The Trojan will also add a button to the Internet Explorer toolbar that goes to www.crackspider.com. CrackSpider also will replace the Internet Explorer search pages with its own. The Trojan will then start Internet Explorer with the start page of www.crackspider.net. It leaves behind a harmless file called crcspider.ico in the Windows folder. CrackSpider may create a new folder called "cracks" in the favorites folder with the following shortcuts and descriptions: C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracks! TheBUGS.ws - Security Related Portal.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracks!! CrackSpider.NET - Cracks search engine.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksallseek.info - The Underground portal.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksanyCracks.com - Keygens, patches, crackz.... C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksAstalavista - Cracks search engine.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksbestserials.com - Best serials.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksCrackPortal.com - Cracks, serial numbers.....url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksCrackSpider.DE - Cracks search engine.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksCrackSpider.US - Cracks search engine.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksCrackWay.com - Since 2001 cracks arhive.url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksiCracks.net - Keygens, patches, crackz....url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksKeyGen.US - Keygens, patches, crackz....url C:Documents and SettingsUserFavoritesCracksmscrack.com - Cracks, serial numbers.....url Type: Browser Hijacker - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance.