Threat Database Adware Unfriend Alert Ads

Unfriend Alert Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 69
First Seen: May 26, 2015
Last Seen: February 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Unfriend Alert browser add-on operates similarly to the Unfriend Check app and claims to improve the user's account functionality on Facebook. Users that seek such functionality may install the Unfriend Alert application from free software packages and download it from lesser-known software centers. However, you might want to know that the Unfriend Alert browser add-on is adware and security experts note that it can show many ads and read your browsing history. Moreover, the Unfriend Alert adware might use HTTP and session cookies to track your click on the Internet and generate ads related to what you are browsing. The ads by Unfriend Alert may appear as banners, pop-ups and ad boxes on every page you visit. Additionally, the Unfriend Alert adware may feature a logo from a security authority to claim credibility but you should not trust Unfriend Alert because it does not have a valid digital certificate. The Unfriend Alert adware may write a registry entry in Windows to perform automatic updates and may connect to the Internet via insecure HTTP channels. The updates of the Unfriend Alert adware may include search assistants like Safer Search and Search Fairy that have a bad reputation and could load more ads in your web browser. The Unfriend Alert adware might decrease your browser performance and can obstruct your Internet activities. Computer users should remove adware like Unfriend Alert with the help of a trusted anti-malware utility.

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Registry Details

Unfriend Alert Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\UnfriendAlert_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\UnfriendAlert_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\UnfriendAlert_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\UnfriendAlert_RASMANCS

Directories

Unfriend Alert Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Unfriend Alert
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Unfriend Alert
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\UnfriendAlert
%APPDATA%\UnfriendAlert
%LOCALAPPDATA%\UnfriendAlert
%PROGRAMFILES%\UnfriendAlert
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\UnfriendAlert
%SystemDrive%\UnfriendAlert
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\UnfriendAlert

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