Dark Viewer Adware
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| Ranking: | 10,866 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 315 |
| First Seen: | February 7, 2019 |
| Last Seen: | September 22, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Dark Viewer tries to attract the attention of users by promising to provide a dark mode experience on websites that do not support a dark mode feature natively. Unfortunately, this is not the main focus of the application. Instead, it is designed to generate many monetary gains for its creators through the delivery of unwanted, annoying, and intrusive advertisements to the devices it is installed on. In essence, the Dark Viewer application is little more than yet another adware trying to take advantage of its users.
The exact behavior of the application and the advertisements it delivers could be influenced by multiple different factors. The application may scan for the users' IP addresses, geolocation, browser type, etc. Once fully established, Dark Viewer will generate banners, pop-ups, in-text links, dubious surveys or other types of advertisements. Users should always remember that engaging with the advertisements created by such shady sources should not be trusted. It is extremely common for advertisements to promote additional PUPs, adware, browser hijackers, fake giveaways, scam websites, phishing pages and more.
The Dark Viewer also tries to receive permission from users to access their browsing information. This is a common characteristic of adware, as these applications try to collect the entire search history, all visited websites and each clicked link. Even technical details about the device may be harvested and transmitted to the operators of the application.
