Thug Tracker

Thug Tracker

Known Adware

by GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

What is Thug Tracker?

Thug Tracker is software application developed by GenTechnologies Apps, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 50.00% of installations running this operating system. Thug Tracker's installer is typically 777.00 KB in size and installs around 4 files. The most common release is 2.6.71 with 50.00% of all installations currently using this version.

Thug Tracker is most popular in the United States with 80.00% of installations residing in this country.

About Thug Tracker?

Developed by Injekt LLC (also known as Western Web Applications, LLC), ThugTracker is an adware-supported extension designed to run within the user's web browser and as a background process. Typically bundled by third-party download managers, this adware program may also include potentially unwanted software offers to monetize installs. ThugTracker is intended to deliver advertisements in various formats, such as banners, text hyperlinks, inline text ads, and transitional ads, without the endorsement of the underlying website. These ads can be injected into the header, footer, or replace legitimate ads on web pages. The promotions may include additional software downloads, price comparison links, and search ads. Users may have the option to access further information about an ad by clicking on the "About this Ad" link. Moreover, the ThugTracker installer may bundle additional software offers, primarily related to adware or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). The End User License Agreement (EULA) states that during the installation process, product offers may be displayed to enhance web searching efficiency by providing multiple search locations, additional search fields, home page customization, or new browser tabs. Furthermore, the offers may include general utility widgets for accessing real-time weather data and streaming preferred radio stations.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Thug Tracker.

ThugTracker.exe (MD5: 7e0cc89ed98e5a6a901907903d04abc7) has been flagged by 17 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Avira AntiVir Adware/SaMon.a.5
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.SaMon
AVG GenTec
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.177
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.D
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/SaMon
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.GTec
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.SaMon.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MultiExtension.A
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.SaMon.151192
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Adware.24a
Sophos Generic PUA LK
Tencent Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Ahyq

Software Details

URL:
https://www.thugtrackerapp.com
Support:
https://www.thugtrackerapp.com/about.html
Installation path:
C:\ProgramData\ThugTracker\
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\ThugTracker\uninstall.exe /kb=y
Size:
777.00 KB
Language:
English

Thug Tracker Executable Details

Primary executable:
ThugTracker.exe
Name:
Thug Tracker
Path:
C:\ProgramData\ThugTracker\ThugTracker.exe
MD5:
7e0cc89ed98e5a6a901907903d04abc7
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Thug Tracker
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
566d164125c85962614e6b0e1a5d9bf1
EXE
6c9898ae6a2f67d0e7b6b537c31e11b4
EXE
7e0cc89ed98e5a6a901907903d04abc7
EXE
5e997c95239f8ff0ed98b7f167aa0ac2