Threat Database Adware Astro Find Ads

Astro Find Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11
First Seen: October 14, 2015
Last Seen: December 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Astro Find browser add-on can be found under the name Astro Delivery as well, and users may install it from free software bundles. The Astro Find browser add-on is advertised as a custom search engine that can help users look up to the skies and find information on nebulas, galaxies and stars. The infamous SuperWeb LLC develops the Astro Delivery add-on (a.k.a. Astro Find). SuperWeb LLC is known for deploying adware such as JumpFlip, Coupons Free and SnapSearch. The Astro Find browser add-on is deemed by security experts as adware because it may change your default search aggregator and homepage to Findastronomy.com and cover your desktop with numerous pop-up windows. Also, the Astro Find adware may use ActionScript3 to inject sponsored advertisements on pages you visit, and you may experience banners, ad-boxes and inline commercials that feature the slogan 'Ads by Astro Find.' Security experts note that the Astro Find adware is a modified version of the Lucky Leap adware and may use tracking cookies, Web storage data and read your Internet history log to conduct behavioral marketing. The Astro Delivery (a.k.a. Astro Find) adware may provide users with corrupted advertisements and redirect them to potentially harmful domains where the Infinity Exploit Kit may be used to deploy cyber threats like Bladabindi. The Astro Find adware may slow down your computer and alter the modus operandi of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The Astro Find adware may install its files in the Program Files directory and hide them by appending the 'Hidden' property to its installation folder. The complete removal of the Astro Find adware can be achieved by applying a trustworthy anti-malware solution.

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Registry Details

Astro Find Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

Directories

Astro Find Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Astro Find

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