ArcadeBayou
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| Ranking: | 3,251 |
| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 26,937 |
| First Seen: | September 6, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ArcadeBay is an adware that may display annoying pop-up advertisements in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The pop-up advertisements of ArcadeBay may be displayed regardless of the Web browser or search provider that is used on the PC. If the pop-up advertisements from ArcadeBay are shown on the computer whenever the PC user is using any legal search service website or visiting other websites, then the PC may be corrupted by this adware or a Potentially Unwanted Application. ArcadeBay may benefit its developers from increased traffic of suspicious websites and ad clicks. ArcadeBay may spread through corrupted websites, genuine websites that have been compromised, or access the computer through deceiving ways. ArcadeBay also may be delivered via corrupted spam email attachments. ArcadeBay also may be downloaded manually by making the computer users to believe they are installing helpful software. ArcadeBay also may come packed with pirated or illegitimately downloaded programs. ArcadeBay should be removed from the affected PC with appropriate anti-malware software.
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