Threat Database Adware Coupon Pigeon

Coupon Pigeon

By LoneStar in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 13
First Seen: April 10, 2013
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

ScreenshotCoupon Pigeon is an adware application, which installs a toolbar to any hacked web browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The main goal of Coupon Pigeon is to show special offers and coupons for different websites the web user visits, including but not limited to Walmart, Best Buy, Petsmart, and Toys R Us. Coupon Pigeon also grabs information about the affected Internet user's web browsing habits, some of which might be unrecognizable. Coupon Pigeon may also be packed with or ask for the installation of such applications as search engine toolbars. Commonly, PC users install the Coupon Pigeon browser extension inadvertently; it is embedded into compromised Internet browser by duping victims into doing it. Coupon Pigeon comes packed with adware, such as freeware or shareware programs.

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Directories

Coupon Pigeon may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Coupon Pigeon
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Coupon Genie
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Coupon Pigeon
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ldccbjpammdkhpmmepiojbeaoihhhpdn
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Updater27696
%PROGRAMFILES%\Coupon Genie
%PROGRAMFILES%\Coupon Pigeon
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Coupon Genie
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Coupon Pigeon

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