GetCouponsFast Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 6,302
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 2,153
First Seen: February 16, 2017
Last Seen: September 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The GetCouponsFast Toolbar, also seen as GetCouponsFast New Tab, is a program that is marketed as a helpful tool that can help you find coupons for food fast. The GetCouponsFast program can be found at Getcouponsfast.com and requires integration with browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Computer users that are interested in using the GetCouponsFast Toolbar should make sure to read the terms of use at Eula.mindspark.com/tos/ because you might want to be aware of what to expect from products of Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. PC security researchers reveal that the GetCouponsFast Toolbar is released as a re-branded and modified version of the CouponXplorer Toolbar and has much in common with the ListingsPortal Toolbar and the FindMeFreebies Toolbar.

GetCouponsFast may arrive on the computer in freeware bundles and may be installed as an optional component to software that is supported by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. When users install the version for Internet Explorer, the installer would look for other browsers as well and apply changes to the user's configuration. What this means is that the GetCouponsFast Toolbar would make sure your browser behaves the same way and load Hp.myway.com/getcouponsfast/ttab02/ as your homepage, new tab page, and default search provider. The version of GetCouponsFast for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox does not transfer settings to other browsers. However, GetCouponsFast is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that provides users with a customized search on Hp.myway.com/getcouponsfast/ttab02/ and search suggestions based on your Internet history, bookmarks collection and downloads log.

The information collected by GetCouponsFast may include your IP address, approximate geographical location, Windows version, a list of installed programs and recent downloads. The data may be used by Mindspark and its partners to feed you personalized commercial offers on Hp.myway.com/getcouponsfast/ttab02/. The GetCouponsFast Toolbar is not a standalone service and may provide links to pages like Getitfree.us, Freebieshark.com and Smartsource.com only. Consequently, GetCouponsFast delegates its tasks to other services and Mindspark makes money from your traffic on Hp.myway.com/getcouponsfast/ttab02/. PC users that are not comfortable with GetCouponsFast and require advanced tools to find coupons may be willing to remove the program using a trusted anti-spyware scanner that can delete the tracking cookies imported by GetCouponsFast. AV vendors may flag the files related to GetCouponsFast as:

  • Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
  • Adware.MyWebSearch.378064.A[h]
  • Application.Win32.BrowseFox.nlnbg
  • MyWebSearch.J (v)
  • PUA/MyWebSearch.Gen
  • PUP.Optional.MindSpark
  • PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch

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Registry Details

GetCouponsFast Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_getcouponsfast.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage
http_getcouponsfast.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
http_getcouponsfast.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_getcouponsfast.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal

Directories

GetCouponsFast Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\GetCouponsFastTooltab

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