Threat Database Adware MarkingApp

MarkingApp

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 90
First Seen: May 7, 2015
Last Seen: September 25, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The MarkingApp software is deployed to web surfers as a helpful text management tool via freeware bundles. The MarkingApp may appear as a blue toolbox when you mark text on web page and suggest you to search for definitions, synonyms and use it as a keyword on a search engine. Web surfers may notice the MarkingApp attached to their web client as a Browser Helper Object, an add-on, a plug-in and a browser extension. You might want to know that the MarkingApp software is ad-supported, and users might expect to see many advertisements by sponsors of MarkingApp. The ads by MarkingApp may take the form of banners at the top and bottom sections of websites, and you may be presented with pop-up windows with offers to install other software. Third parties affiliated with the MarkingApp may suggest you to install the AirInstaller and the Mp3Fabulous that may change your default search engine and homepage. The MarkingApp software can be used by third parties to place tracking cookies on your computer and use DOM storage data to deploy targeted marketing content. Therefore, security experts classify the MarkingApp software as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. Users may wish to remove all files of the MarkingApp browser tool with the help of a reliable anti-spyware application.

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