PUP.337Technologies.A

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,078
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 59
First Seen: October 16, 2013
Last Seen: September 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

PUP.337Technologies.A is a PUP (potentially unwanted program)/an unwanted toolbar, which may be pushed via other shareware and freeware downloads (video recording/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that might have packed into their installation PUP.337Technologies.A. When installed on a PC, PUP.337Technologies.A may insert its own toolbar and substitute the default homepage and search provider with a certain

advertising website. PUP.337Technologies.A may show disturbing pop-up ads and sponsored links in search results of any legitimate search provider and may grab search phrases from the web user's search inquiries. PUP.337Technologies.A may be used to raise traffic of the specific advertisement website by using deceptive methods and make a profit from the pay-per-click technique. PUP.337Technologies.A may also be packed

within the custom installer on many unsafe download websites, so if the computer user has downloaded a specific software product from these

unsafe download websites, PUP.337Technologies.A might have also been installed during the software product setup process.

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