Threat Database Browser Hijackers 'Mediaplace.org' Pop-Ups

'Mediaplace.org' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The Mediaplace.org domain is used to deliver surveys and promotional materials to users affected by a browser hijacker that is designed to make users feel like lucky lottery winners. Security authorities do not recommend users to fill out surveys on Mediaplace.org and provide personally identifiable information like their phone number, social security number and credit card data. The operators of the platform at Mediaplace.org may provide users with corrupted ads, and they may be welcomed to install a rogue registry cleaner like RegistryCleanFix.

The browser hijacker associated with Mediaplace.org may have entered your computer as an additional component of a Potentially Unwanted Program like the ShowPass Smartbar. The browser hijacker affecting your system may alter the behavior of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox to launch your default browser and present promotional materials as soon as you log on Windows. Security authorities do not consider browser hijackers to be threatening to the user's data, but they may redirect Internet surfers to suspicious sites that may host disturbing content, and initiate drive-by downloads of badware like Bellaphant.

Computer users that experience pop-ups by Mediaplace.org may want to check their plug-ins and extension managers for unsigned apps that may be corrupted. The browser hijacker linked to Mediaplace.org may show pop-up windows every time you visit sites like Reddit.com and e-commerce portals like Amazon and eBay, which may obstruct your comfortable Internet experience. A credible anti-spyware tool can delete the binary associated with Mediaplace.org on your PC and halt unwanted pop-ups.

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