Discount Buddy
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| Ranking: | 9,816 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,592 |
| First Seen: | March 27, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 10, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Discount Buddy is a potentially unwanted program generated by 215 apps for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that is commonly added when computer users install other free software products. Deal Boat will display ads, coupons and sponsored links via a pop-up box on Amazon, Walmart, Ebay and other shopping websites that are visited by web users. These pop-up ads will be displayed as boxes, which incorporate a variety of coupons that are available or as underlined keywords, which when clicked will show a pop-up adt that claims it comesto the victim from Deal Boat. When PC users install free software products, they will also install Deal Boat. When installed, Deal Boat will display a box, which carries associated keyword suggestions, ads and sponsored links, in the right top part of the targeted Internet browser, whenever the web user will visit Facebook, Expedia, Best Buy or any other similar websites.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Discount Buddy
Registry Details
Directories
Discount Buddy may create the following directory or directories:
| %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discount Buddy |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Discount Buddy |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Updater26766 |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Discount Buddy |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Discount Buddy |
| %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Discount Buddy |
| %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Updater26766 |
URLs
Discount Buddy may call the following URLs:
| Discount Buddy |
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