Threat Database Adware MicroChallenger Ads

MicroChallenger Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The MicroChallenger app may be promoted to you as an online shopping assistant that can deliver you product offers with the lowest prices available, but it is considered as adware. The MicroChallenger adware travels incorporated with freeware setup files and can be noticed under the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option. The MicroChallenger adware fictions similarly to other adware like 2YourFace and Better Brain and may show banners, pop-ups, inline ads, coupons, and discounts. The MicroChallenger adware is created to show ads in your web browser and earn pay-per-click revenue. The MicroChallenger adware can optimize its marketing offers by using web beacons, tracking cookies and read your bookmarks. The MicroChallenger adware may intrude on your privacy and cover you browser surface with numerous ads. Moreover, the MicroChallenger adware might promote rogueware such as Albinos Defender and Antivir Pro and redirect you to harmful domains. Security researchers note that the MicroChallenger adware may use and adware-powered browser add-on and edit your Windows Registry to launch at boot-up. Also, the MicroChallenger adware may add a Task in the Windows Task Scheduler to perform automatic updates and may slow down you web browser. The MicroChallenger adware does not have a digital certificate and connects to the Internet via insecure channels that could be easily intercepted by third parties. The MicroChallenger adware poses indirect security risks to your system and should be removed with a trusted anti-malware utility.

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