Threat Database Adware Helper King

Helper King

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 233
First Seen: April 8, 2015
Last Seen: April 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Ads by Helper King may appear in the web browsers of user infected with adware. The Helper King adware is advertised in freeware packages as a shopping assistant that can give you access to products and services with low cost. However, Helper King browser tool is deployed by adware developers as a program that will earn pay-per-click revenue for them. The Helper King adware can insert in-text hyperlinks to sponsors, banners, pop-up commercials and ad panels on the pages you browse on the web. The Helper King adware may use tracking cookies, read your browser history and detect your approximate location in order to display tailor-suited ads. Security experts note that the Helper King adware could use an extension, an add-on, and a plugin to facilitate its operations. Moreover, the Helper King adware may feature ads with links to unsafe online resources, and you may be exposed to potentially harmful software. Web surfers may not want advertisers to target them with marketing materials, and you might want to use a trusted anti-spyware tool to delete the Helper King adware on your system.

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