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| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 2 |
| First Seen: | June 22, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | June 1, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ChooseCoupon is an adware component. ChooseCoupon may be associated with irritating advertisements that may say 'advertisements by ChooseCoupon' or 'Delivered by ChooseCoupon.' ChooseCoupon contains a tracking component that may be used to collect your online activity. Adware like ChooseCoupon are quite common and may be responsible for numerous problems, despite the fact that they are technically not considered threatening. Adware like ChooseCoupon have various characteristics that are more commonly associated with threats, but are not as harmful or hard to remove as viruses, Trojans and other types of threats. ChooseCoupon and similar components are becoming increasingly common, and most computer users have had to deal with one of these types of infections at some point or another. Adware like ChooseCoupon may be used to generate revenue at your expense and is not considered as threatening or invasive as other types of components. In most cases, a reliable security program that is fully up-to-date should be capable of dealing with ChooseCoupon and similar adware.
ChooseCoupon Choose Your Computer to Display Its Sponsored Advertisements
If your Web browser is displaying pop-up advertisements or advertising material containing 'Advertisements by ChooseCoupon' or similar messages, then your Web browser has been affected by this adware. Advertisements associated with ChooseCoupon may promote content directly related to the type of content you view online. This is because ChooseCoupon may track your online activities, saving information about the websites you view, your online history and browsing habits, as a way to deliver specific advertisements that will draw your attention.
As soon as ChooseCoupon is installed, ChooseCoupon may install components that monitor which websites you spend the most time on, paying special attention to online shopping and product pages. ChooseCoupon may relay this information to a third-party for use in marketing and delivering advertisements. These tactics may be pretty intrusive, and may allow a third-party to sell this information to someone that may try to do you harm by compromising your data. ChooseCoupon may not be only slightly intrusive but may pose a risk, despite not being technically threatening. The following are some of the many problems that may be associated with ChooseCoupon and similar adware:
- Adware like ChooseCoupon may significantly slow down your computer. This is because ChooseCoupon may run in the background, track your online activities and send this data to a third- party. These activities may use up your computer's resources as well as slow down your Internet connection.
- ChooseCoupon may add an unwanted toolbar to your Web browser. This toolbar may be associated with various Web browser problems. Some issues may include changing your Web browser's homepage and default search engine automatically and causing your Web browser to visit websites associated with ChooseCoupon repeatedly.
- ChooseCoupon may cause your computer to become unstable, freezing or crashing frequently. ChooseCoupon may conflict with other software on your computer and may be responsible for security vulnerabilities that would otherwise not be present on your computer.
Because of the above reasons as well as its associated irritating advertisements and marketing content, PC security researchers strongly recommend removing ChooseCoupon at once. To remove ChooseCoupon from your computer, PC security researchers strongly advise the use of a reliable security program that is fully up to date. It may be necessary that computer users revoke unwanted changes made by ChooseCoupon to the affected PC's security and Web browser settings.
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