Threat Database Browser Hijackers Coupondropdown.com

Coupondropdown.com

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Coupondropdown.com is a quality search engine and shopping website that has been associated with a browser hijacker. Such malware threats are created to take control of victims' web browsers in order to force computer users to visit certain websites, view advertisements or to spy on the victim's online activity. Coupondropdown.com redirects can occur with any of the most important web browsers which include Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Coupondropdown.com is associated with a toolbar that supposedly allows computer users to find online deals.

Since Coupondropdown.com-related browser hijackers affect a web browser directly, Coupondropdown.com redirects may only occur on one of your web browsers rather than on all of them. The two most noticeable symptoms of a Coupondropdown.com-related malware infection are to have your homepage changed to Coupondropdown.com and the addition of unwanted websites associated with Coupondropdown.com to your web browser's bookmarks. Since Coupondropdown.com redirects are a symptom of a dangerous browser hijacker, ESG security researchers strongly advise PC users to utilize and updated anti-malware program to remove all malware associated with Coupondropdown.com from your computer.

Malware associated with Coupondropdown.com causes the infected computer to visit Coupondropdown.com repeatedly, making it almost impossible to use the infected computer effectively. Criminals do this to increase the traffic to their own websites, taking advantage of advertisement and marketing schemes that pay out according to the number of clicks an advertisement receives or a particular website is visited. The other main symptom associated with Coupondropdown.com is the appearance of unwanted pop-up windows and messages typically containing additional advertisements. A typical example of these kinds of unwanted pop-up messages contains the following text:

NEVER MISS ANOTHER COUPON OR SALE!
CouponDropDown will change the way you shop online.
Buy one Get one free home accessories
Free standard shipping on all bath and beauty purchases.
40 % OFF EXTRA, includes all items, even already on sale!

The Coupondropdown.com toolbar is quite difficult to remove using normal procedures. However, it is possible to remove the Coupondropdown.com toolbar with the aid of an anti-malware application. You can see below some of the reasons why it is crucial to remove all malware:

  1. Malware may pose a threat to your computer, exposing it to additional malware.
  2. Coupondropdown.com's browser hijacker has a negative effect on your computer's performance and connection speed.
  3. Coupondropdown.com-related advertisements and redirects make it nearly impossible to operate the infected computer.
  4. Malware may track your online activity and compromise your security.

File System Details

Coupondropdown.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.exe
2. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\Uninstall.exe
3. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDownGui.exe
4. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.dll
5. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.ini
6. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\Chrome\CouponDropDown.crx
7. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDownInstaller.log
8. C:\Program Files\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.ico

Registry Details

Coupondropdown.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\CouponDropDown\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.FBApi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{44444444-4444-4444-4444-440044434452}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CouponDropDown
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Crossrider
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.Sandbox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{55555555-5555-5555-5555-550055435552}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NewWindows\Allow\*.crossrider.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cr_Installer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.BHO
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{66666666-6666-6666-6666-660066436652}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{77777777-7777-7777-7777-770077437752}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}

Messages

The following messages associated with Coupondropdown.com were found:

NEVER MISS ANOTHER COUPON OR SALE!
CouponDropDown will change the way you shop online.
Buy one Get one free home accessories
Free standard shipping on all bath and beauty purchases.
40 % OFF EXTRA, includes all items, even already on sale!

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