Threat Database Adware Online Browser Advertising

Online Browser Advertising

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 14,471
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 218
First Seen: April 15, 2014
Last Seen: July 24, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Online Browser Advertising is an adware threat that may be installed on the computer system without the PC user's approval. Online Browser Advertising may circulate and install itself onto the computer as an optional tool through bundled free tools that PC users can download from questionable download websites. Online Browser Advertising may show non-stop pop-up ads when computer users are using major search engines by embedding advertisements in search results and a variety of websites that may be designed for commercial intentions to benefit from increased web traffic. In Google Chrome, Online Browser Advertising may integrate itself as an extension and in Internet Explorer it may run as a process and a Browser Helper Object (BHO). Online Browser Advertising may also embed itself as a Windows add-on. Online Browser Advertising may be produced to benefit from ad clicks.

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