Threat Database Adware Ad4Pop Ads

Ad4Pop Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 6,499
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 14,905
First Seen: June 28, 2016
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Ad4Pop software is promoted a free gaming platform that hosts Adobe Flash Player games and offers users access to premium content if certain conditions are accepted. The Ad4Pop software may allow users to play premium games like Crime Buster and King of Thieves if they commit to participating in marketing surveys and allow advertisers to treat their desktop as an advertising panel. Users that are interested in the content by Ad4Pop may need to give marketers permission to post promotional images and videos on their browser. Also, Ad4Pop may require access to your social media profile to share your progress in games at Ad4pop.com and reviews on products from sponsors. Security experts classify the Ad4Pop app as an adware that may present free games as premium content and welcome users to provide their address, phone number and email. The Ad4Pop can be found in freeware packages including applications like Dolphin Deals and FB Photo Zoom.

The Ad4Pop adware may bring up a command prompt to the user and close the browsers to complete its installation. You may notice that the Ad4Pop adware has changed your search provider and homepage to Startpage.com, which is associated with a browser hijacker. The Ad4Pop adware may appear as a browser extension and inject in-text hyperlinks to items on Amazon, AliExpress and eBay. The ads by Ad4Pop may be shown on pop-up and pop-under windows as well. Security experts note that the Ad4Pop adware may load insecure pages on your screen and welcome users to log-in with their Facebook and Twitter accounts. Needless to say, you should not follow instructions by Ad4Pop because third parties could hijack your accounts. The Ad4Pop adware may install its files in the Temp directory and runs as background service. You may need to use a credible anti-spyware tool to eradicate the Ad4Pop adware and secure your OS.

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