Active Discount

The Active Discount browser extension is deployed in freeware packages as shopping assistant that may attract active Internet buyers to install it. The Active Discount extension is classified by security researchers as adware because it functions as a marketing engine. The Active Discount adware pushes numerous marketing materials in the web browser of infected users and may feature links to potentially harmful domains. Moreover, the Active Discount adware may detect your approximate geographical location and use tracking cookies to generate tailor-suited ads. The ads by Active Discount may take the forms of in-text hyperlinks to sponsored products and services as well as banners and ad boxes. Additionally, the Active Discount adware may substitute ads on trusted online shops and link to potentially harmful domains and low-quality search engines. You should note that visiting unsafe web locations can allow third parties to exploit vulnerabilities in your web client and expose you to offers to install Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). If you are experiencing ads by Active Discount, you may want to use a renowned anti-spyware application to remove all files associated with the Active Discount adware from your machine.