Threat Database Adware Great Find Ads

Great Find Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,824
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 677
First Seen: June 29, 2015
Last Seen: July 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Great Find browser extension has an official website, but it does not provide much information. Users can't find information on what it does and will find a vague 'Terms of Use' agreement that does not mention who created the Great Find extension. These facts should provide enough reason for users to abstain from installing the Great Find browser extension that can be found in freeware packages under the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option. Security experts classify the Great Find browser extension as adware because its code is dedicated to showing ads in your browser. The Great Find adware may use ad boxes, inline ads, pop-ups, and pop-unders to deliver advertising content and generate affiliate marketing revenue for its creators. The Great Find adware may use DOM storage data to record your typed URLs and read your browsing and download history to customize the promotions it displays. The Great Find adware may offer users to install riskware such as BrickPreserver and WpManager that could slow down your machine and load more ads. Moreover, the Great Find adware may redirect users to harmful websites and insecure online resources. The Great Find adware may show coupons and discounts with low prices from suspicious online stores where information like your credit card number may be at risk. Security experts note that the Great Find adware may place its file in the Temp folder of Windows to evade detection and may not appear on the 'Programs and Features' module to obstruct manual removal. Therefore, you might want to install a renowned anti-spyware solution to remove all files associated with the Great Find adware safely.

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Registry Details

Great Find Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\GreatFind
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{ef14fe43-ba6a-4575-bab7-6b15d8043285}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GreatFind
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Service Mgr GreatFind
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Mgr GreatFind
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Service Mgr GreatFind
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Mgr GreatFind
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Service Mgr GreatFind
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Mgr GreatFind

Directories

Great Find Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Great Find
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Great Find
%temp%\Great Find

URLs

Great Find Ads may call the following URLs:

www.havegreatfind.com

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