VirusRescue is a trojan that displays an icon in the system tray. This icon shows a message, which says that the compromised computer is infected with dangerous spyware parasites and asks the user to download and install a removal program, which actually is VirusRescue, the same named corrupt illegally distributed malware remover. Once the user clicks on that message, the trojan opens a web site distributing VirusRescue. It may also try to download the application. The trojan is able to change the Internet Explorer default home page and redirect the web browser to malicious web sites. Furthermore, it can secretly download from the Internet and install malicious parasites to the infected system. SpywareQuake, a similar trojan, is among those pests. VirusRescue automatically runs on every Windows startup.