Boravid Ads

Web surfers who are urged into installing the Boravid browser extension might be bombarded with advertisements afterward. The Boravid browser extension is classified as an unreliable program that behaves like adware. The Boravid extension is pushed to users via untrusted advertisers and 'Add Extension' pop-up windows on recently registered pages. We have seen the Boravid extension being promoted the same way as the extensions associated with the Chrome-38.site domain. Web users that click on an interesting ad will be redirected to a recently registered domain where they will be urged to install the Boravid extension as an update to their browser to continue loading video and images correctly. Canceling the installation and choosing to leave the page, they get redirected to another site that is presented in full-screen mode automatically. Moreover, another 'Add Extension' Pop-Up appears and invites you to install the Boravid extension and grant the following privileges:

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Communicate with cooperating sites.
• Read and change your browsing history.
• Manage your downloads.
• Manage your apps, extensions and themes.

When you open the Extensions manager you might find the Boravid app listed there, which provides the following description:

'Download unlimited videos from Vimeo with a single click with Boravid extension.'

However, you do not need third-party software to be able to download video content from Vimeo as stated on Help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/229678128-Downloading-videos. The Boravid is an adware-powered extension, which is designed to deliver advertisements in the form of banners, sponsored search results, hyperlinked text and pop-up windows to your screen. The ads presented by Boravid on the browse’s surface may redirect users to phishing pages and unreliable online stores. PC users that find the Boravid extensions running in their browser should consider removing the program with a credible anti-spyware tool.