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Buzzdeal Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 7,909
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 665
First Seen: January 4, 2016
Last Seen: September 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Buzzdeal shopping adviser is promoted as a 'light-weight browser extension that simply shows you better deals before you shop online and save you money' on the site Buzzdeal.club. Computer users that prefer to buy presents and smart devices online may be interested to know that the Buzzdeal shopping adviser may arrive on their computers embedded with a free program installer. Another appealing trait of the Buzzdeal extension may be that it is supposed to run on Linux and Mac OS too. The Buzzdeal extension may edit your new tab page settings to show coupons and limited-time deals as well as covering your browser surface with pop-up windows that offer discounts and promotions. The efforts put into making the Buzzdeal extension helpful may seem a bit too much to some users and rightfully so. Security authorities classify the Buzzdeal browser extension as adware due to its functionality and lack of respect for its user privacy.

The Buzzdeal adware is created by SuperWeb LLC that is known for releasing intrusive adware like Common Dots and Gearscroll. The Buzzdeal adware might read your Internet history and use HTTP cookies to determine what pages you like on Facebook and Twitter. Advertisers value user likes on social media significantly. The Buzzdeal adware may use data like your clicks on social media and your download history to generate personalized advertisements and perform behavioral marketing. The ads by Buzzdeal may appear as banners on your favorite sites and sponsored search results on Google, Bing and Yahoo. Moreover, the usage statistics that the Buzzdeal adware may gather might be sold to third parties for profit. The modus operandi of the Buzzdeal adware may occupy most of your system resources and decelerate your browser performance. Most Web surfers may value speedy performance because online shopping is just a part of the Internet experience and want to reconsider keeping the Buzzdeal adware-powered extension. You could use a reliable anti-malware tool to find all components that are part of the Buzzdeal installation and delete them safely.

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