Threat Database Adware Enhanced Shopping Assistant Ads

Enhanced Shopping Assistant Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements are irritating pop-up advertisements that may appear repeatedly on the targeted Web browser. The presence of Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements on a Web browser may indicate that there is an adware in the form of a Web browser extension or add-on installed on the computer. Enhanced Shopping Assistant use targeted advertising, displaying advertisements related to the content the computer user views online. However, Shopping Assistant advertisements may be associated with known hoaxes or may try to convince you to interact with certain shady online content. How do Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements know what to display on your Web browser? The fact is that Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements may track your online activities, monitoring your activities in order to deliver targeted advertisements. This may pose a breach of privacy and, if poorly carried out, may allow a third-party to have access to data about your browsing habits and computer. If Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements are being displayed on your computer, PC security researchers recommend taking steps to remove them by getting rid of any possible adware or similar low-level threats that may be installed on your computer.

Enhanced Shopping Assistant Advertisements may Become a Nuisance

Tracking components associated with Enhanced Shopping Assistant may keep track of the kinds of websites you view, your search history and other data. For example, when searching for a flight on an online search engine, Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements may start displaying content related to your destination or for budget airlines. Many computer users do not consider this kind of tracking to be a problem, and may even welcome the opportunity to receive advertisements that are related to their specific interests. However, Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements may turn quite irritating and begin to cause issues on affected computers. The following are some issues that have been related to Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements, and may present a problem to most computer users:

  • Enhanced Shopping Assistant may be associated with irritating pop-up windows that appear constantly on an affected Web browser.This type of content may make it very difficult to use the affected Web browser effectively.
  • Enhanced Shopping Assistant may be linked to components that make changes to your Web browser and computer's settings. A common issue related to Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements is that their associated adware may change the affected Web browser's default search engine and homepage.
  • Enhanced Shopping Assistant may be linked to performance problems. The presence of Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements may make your Web browser run slower than normal, freeze or crash frequently.

How Adware Associated With Enhanced Shopping Assistant may Enter a Computer

The most common way in which adware associated with Enhanced Shopping Assistant spreads is by bundling Enhanced Shopping Assistant with other software. These types of adware components may be included in the installation of other programs through the use of custom installers or download managers. Certain types of free software are more commonly bundled with adware than others; computer users should be especially careful when installing free PDF creators, media type converters and download managers. During the installation process, computer users are advised to follow the instructions carefully and opt out of installing any added content not directly related to the downloaded software. In many cases, computer users may need to access advanced or custom options in order to opt out completely of installing adware associated with Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements. If Enhanced Shopping Assistant advertisements are already being displayed on your computer, malware analysts recommend its immediate removal.

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