AlphaShoppers

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 8,143
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 22,121
First Seen: February 27, 2017
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Computer users that like to shop online are always looking for new ways to get the best price for the merchandise or services they are in need. An application called AlphaShoppers may gain their attention because it suggests that is created to attend high-level shoppers. However, AlphaShoppers is an adware application that may be installed on their machines as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). AlphaShoppers may be compatible with Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.. AlphaShoppers may be installed on PCs automatically by been included in other free programs that computer users download and install from the Internet. What may annoy the computer users that are dealing with AlphaShoppers, is that it may display unwanted pop-up advertisements that, although offering coupons, deals, and discounts, may not match what they are looking for and end up been more a problem than a solution.

The pop-up advertisements shown by AlphaShoppers, if clicked, may lead the computer users to dubious websites because there's no guarantee that the services and products promoted by AlphaShoppers are safe. Another fact that may displease the computer users is that AlphaShoppers also may collect information such as the websites the computer users like to visit, the search terms most used by them and other information that most PC users prefer to keep confidential. The collected data may be used for the display of advertisements related to the computer user's preferences. If you are not happy with negative AlphaShoppers, you can uninstall it from your PC by using a proper anti-malware program.

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Registry Details

AlphaShoppers may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
www.alphashoppers[1].xml
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\alphashoppers.co

Directories

AlphaShoppers may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\http_www.alphashoppers.co_0.indexeddb.leveldb
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.alphashoppers.co_0.indexeddb.leveldb
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.alphashoppers.co_0.indexeddb.leveldb

URLs

AlphaShoppers may call the following URLs:

alphashoppers.co/

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