Threat Database Adware MicroCover

MicroCover

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 28
First Seen: August 17, 2015
Last Seen: February 7, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

MicroCover is a suspicious adware extension that may attach towards all present Web clients. This program may use shady tactics to enter without informing the user properly. MicroCover may rely on third-party freeware to come in silently. If you download any application from unreliable sites, MicroCover may attempt to deploy additional tools beside itself. MicroCover has no official product page, so the bundling tactic is the only method its developers may use for its distribution. Fortunately, if you perform the setup procedure via the 'Custom' (or sometimes 'Advanced') menu, then you should be able to deselect the software that you do not want on your PC manually. MicroCover is cross-compatible, which means that it may cause changes to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. When you go online, you may notice that your homepage has been modified automatically. MicroCover may set some suspicious search platform as your starting site. You should abstain from using such engines because they may include many sponsored links, some of which may lead to unsafe parts of the Web.

MicroCover also may be associated with various daily deals, discount codes, coupons and other exclusive offers. You may notice such commercial materials on the majority of sites, which may become a very annoying process. Most of the ads that you may encounter may be pop-ups, banners and embedded multimedia materials. You also may find double underlined words that function as hyperlinks. The presence of these ads may deteriorate the functionality of your Internet clients. It is possible for you to experience occasional freezes or crashes. The experts don't encourage you to follow these ads because they may expose you to threatening pages that spread threats. You should take measures to remove this application from your PC. You should remove Egystart.com
with dedicated security software.

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