What is Trace?

Trace is part of Mindspark Interactive Network Installer Plugin and developed by Mindspark Interactive Network according to the Trace version information.

Trace's description is "Mindspark Interactive Network Installer Plugin"

Trace is digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.

Trace is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Trace.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

28 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Trace file. That's a 41% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Agent
Arcabit	PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
Avast	FileRepMalware [PUP]
AVG	FileRepMalware [PUP]
Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.1166
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.Mindsparki.Gen
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt@#3kqiw2ozk924f
Cyren	W32/Trojan.GDEP-4348
DrWeb	Adware.MyWebSearch.120
Emsisoft	Application.Toolbar (A)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AY potentially unwanted
Fortinet	Adware/Agent
GData	Win32.Adware.Mindspark.E
Jiangmin	WebToolbar.MyWebSearch.ci
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.gen
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.MindSpark
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/MyWebSearch
Qihoo-360	Win32/Virus.Adware.e71
Rising	Malware.Undefined!8.C (CLOUD)
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Phqb
VBA32	Adware.Agent
Webroot	Pua.Mindspark
Yandex	PUA.Agent!
Zillya	Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.gen
Zoner	Adware.Mywebsearch

Trace removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Trace with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Trace file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Trace has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate Trace in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Trace file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Trace in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\desktop\Trace

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Trace file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Trace still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Trace is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If Trace still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Trace no longer appear in the scan result.

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