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The main purpose of PUPs associated with Ads.panoramtech.net is to generate revenue. Marketers make money at the expense of computer users in the following ways:

• PUPs associated with Ads.panoramtech.net generate advertisement revenue by displaying advertisements directly on the victim's computer. Ads.panoramtech.net advertisements are usually of the pop-up variety, although security researchers have also observed that content associated with Ads.panoramtech.net may add advertisements to various websites in the form of in-text advertisements, inserted affiliate marketing links and search results.
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• PUPs associated with Ads.panoramtech.net may compromise your security by tracking your online activities, saving your browsing and search history, and gathering data about your Web browser and computer for marketing research purposes.

Since PUPs associated with Ads.panoramtech.net have such negative effects on your computer, they should be removed at once with the help of a reliable, fully updated anti-malware application. To avoid future infections, monitor the installation of any new software carefully to make sure that it is not bundled with components such as Ads.panoramtech.net adware.