'Ads not by this site' virus
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| Ranking: | 12,078 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 740 |
| First Seen: | August 28, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | September 12, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Ads not by this site' virus is an adware infection that has been closely associated with an unsafe web browser add-on or extension. This browser extension, known as Vid-Saver, allows computer users to save YouTube videos and other online video content for viewing offline. However, this browser extension also installs the 'Ads not by this site' virus, an adware threat that causes advertisements to be displayed while the victim is browsing the Internet. The 'Ads not by this site' virus can affect various web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In fact, 'Ads not by this site' virus can even infect the Safari web browser on computers running the Mac OS X operating system. Although these advertisements, often in the form of banners, are probably not malicious, they can be annoying and have the potential to infect your computer with malicious content. ESG security researchers strongly recommend avoiding installing any applications and web browser extensions that include adware such as the 'Ads not by this site' virus.
How the 'Ads not by this site' Virus Affects Your Computer
The 'Ads not by this site' virus is not actually a virus. Unlike a virus, the 'Ads not by this site' virus does not corrupt or infect files or spread on its own from one machine to another. The main purpose of the 'Ads not by this site' virus is to display advertisements on the victim's web browser, as well as gathering information on the infected computer's online activity. This information can be sold for marketing purposes or be used as a way to display additional advertisements on the infected computer.
Typical Sources of an 'Ads not by this site' Virus Infection
Most 'Ads not by this site' virus infections come from third-party software, such as shareware and freeware. These kinds of infections may also be hidden as fake movie players or video codecs bundled with popular movie and music files on file sharing websites. ESG security analysts have observed instances of the 'Ads not by this site' virus disguised with names such as Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX extension and as CodeC 1.0. It is important to remember that the 'Ads not by this site' virus is a cross-platform infection that can affect both Windows and Mac OS X computer. This is because the 'Ads not by this site' virus is lodged in the victim's computer as a web browser extension that directly acts on the web browser, rather than as an executable file or a deeper malware infection.
URLs
'Ads not by this site' virus may call the following URLs:
| touchycart.com |
