Threat Database Adware Amazon Assistant Fake Popup

Amazon Assistant Fake Popup

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The Amazon Assistant is an adware-related application that can annoy computer users greatly when inside a computer, due to the huge amount of advertisements it displays on the computer users desktops. The Amazon Assistant can enter a computer furtively by bundling itself to another popular freeware. This technique is used by developers of applications that, otherwise, was not going to be downloaded by computer users voluntarily. The Amazon Assistant Fake Popup will not cause any damage to the machines it infects. However, its actions may lead to various problems, which can endanger the users' privacy and prevent them from having a productive and peaceful browsing experience.

The pop-up advertisements displayed by the Amazon Assistant may advertise fake updates or applications, redirect the PC user to unsafe websites that can house threat and use a lot of the machine's resources, which will cause poor performance and even crashes. The Amazon Assistant also is considered a Possibly Unwanted Program (PUP) since it will end up causing more annoyance than helping the computer user. If the unwanted and unwelcomed pop-up advertisements displayed by the Amazon Assistant are tormenting you and preventing you from visiting trusted websites, by using an anti-malware program, you can get rid of it easily.

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