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| Ranking: | 14,583 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 489 |
| First Seen: | October 30, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | July 30, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Games Junkies browser extension by APN, LLC is advertised in the Chrome Web Store and on Ip.games-junkies.com as an extension that will provide users with easy access to news and reviews from the world of PC gaming. The Games Junkies is offered to users for free and is distributed by InMind, Inc. You should know that the Games Junkies extension might customize your new tab page design and substitute your homepage and default search provider to Ask.com.
Security analysts recognize the Games Junkies extension as adware because it may collect several types of information including hardware and software configuration, browsing history and DOM storage data and might send it to advertisers for marketing development purposes. The Games Junkies adware may use JavaScript and ActionScript3 to show pop-up and pop-under windows and offer users to install riskware such as BatBrowse and TubeAdBlocker that may crash your Web browser. The Games Junkies extension is part of a growing collection of adware extensions that contain the word 'Junkies' in their title as you can see is the case with Tune Junkies, Movie Junkies and SoundJunkies.
The Games Junkies adware may display banners and floating ad-boxes in your Web browser to generate affiliate marketing revenue for its developers and record your search terms. Security analysts remind Web surfers that the advertisements by Games Junkies may contain links to harmful domains and users should be careful where they click on the Internet. The Games Junkies adware may edit your Windows Registry to run at system startup and ensure its operations while you browse the Internet. Computer users need to use a credible anti-spyware instrument to find and delete the binary associated with the Games Junkies adware.
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