Groover

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,213
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,300
First Seen: September 3, 2015
Last Seen: June 28, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Groover software from Cupuacu Labs may be offered to you as a tool to listen to trending music hits, buy mixes of leading disco jokers and save money while shopping, but it is adware. Security analysts note that the Groover adware is not different from Deal Buster and Offer Boulevard and may claim to provide users with loyalty points that shoppers can accumulate and win rewards. However, users will not benefit from the Groover adware and may be redirected to untrusted domains like Workingversion.theperfectupdate.net and Watchnow.vpsdomain3.eu that are associated with browser hijackers. The Groover adware may have entered your system as a toolbar incorporated with a free program setup that often contains third-party apps to earn pay-per-install revenue. The Groover adware may use tracking cookies, DOM storage data and read your browsing history to display personalized commercials in your browser. Moreover, users affected by the Groover adware report slower browser performance, inability to input characters correctly and lack audio playback on videos on YouTube. The Groover adware may make a registry entry in Windows to work in the background of your OS and may prevent you from enjoying PC games. Additionally, the Groover adware may add a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to update its components automatically, and you may experience slower Internet connection. Groover is not digitally signed and may connect to the Internet over unencrypted channels that could allow third parties to modify data packets received by your OS. It might be a good idea to seek the help of a reputable anti-malware application that can eliminate the Groover adware from your PC securely.

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Registry Details

Groover may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{3BD26DB4-07FB-41B8-83CF-E02EFE7CC4E9}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{7226AAD3-27D9-44C6-bD92-B9DE41F9802A}

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