ZeroAccess Google redirect trojan |
Once inside your computer system, the ZeroAccess rootkit can initiate a sequence of malicious actions. It can track your keystrokes, collect personal or financial information and download further malware through a background Internet connection to lower your security for future attacks. The browser hijacker will take control of your PC's Internet connection by changing the DNS servers. This will block you from changing back the redirects through the Windows Internet properties. The criminals who created ZeroAccess use the dangerous rootkit program to make money by hijacking traffic from the leading search engines and sending unaware Internet users to their rogue websites or sites that pay them revenue for the traffic.
As the redirects mostly happen while you are searching Google, you may get the impression that the infection is on Google's end, but the reality is that it is actually caused by the ZeroAccess trojan on your system. The trojan virus is very serious threat that can endanger your privacy and your computer's overall performance. If you believe that your computer has become infected, it is recommended that you scan your system and remove ZeroAccess without delay. In the event you are troubled from the symptoms bellow we highly recommend you to run a quick rootkit scan.
- You get a Windows blue screen of death and your computer is slower than normal
- Browser cannot access certain sites whatever browser you are running
- Google search engine keeps getting redirected when you try to perform searches
- Your PC is sending mails to everyone in your email contact list without your authorization or knowledge
- ZeroAccess rootkit hijacks your browser home page, search page and error page
- Someone uses your address book to send emails to your contacts