Threat Database Adware Ads by Internet Browser

Ads by Internet Browser

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 16
First Seen: September 30, 2015
Last Seen: October 18, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The slogan 'Ads by Internet Browser' can be seen on pop-up windows, banners and full page promotions in the Internet client of users affected by adware. Adware developers often use general names for their software to avoid detection and raising suspicion as seen with Browser Advertising and Internet Program The Internet Browser adware is not a stand-alone program to preview content on the Web. It may appear as a browser Browser Helper Object and add-on on your 'Programs and Features' list. Ironically, the Internet Browser adware has an official site named Interentbrowser.com where it is promoted as the most private way to surf the web. The Internet Browser adware functions the same way as Adorika and AdSupply and may detect your approximate geographical location and use session cookies to customize the advertisements it displays on your screen. The Internet Browser adware is known to specialize in marketing high-end media devices such as TVs, sketch pads, DVD and BluRey players as well as tablets and smartphones. The offers pushed by the Internet Browser adware may come from illegitimate sources and contain JavaScript code that may initiate drive-by downloads of software like Advanced System Protector and BatBrowse. The software mentioned before may decrease your computer’s performance and slow down your Internet client. The Internet Browser adware may have placed its files in the hidden ApplicationdData folder on your system’s drive to avoid detection, and it may include a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to start when you log on. A trusted anti-spyware solution can remove the binary associated with the Internet Browser adware from your PC efficiently.

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