Threat Database Adware PerformWeb App

PerformWeb App

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The PerformWeb App may be advertised as 100% free to use and to help users improve their online experience, but you might wish to know that it is adware. Security experts alert that the PerformWeb App adware travels incorporated with freeware setup files and its developers may partner with illegitimate advertisers. The PerformWeb App adware is programmed to earn pay-per-click revenue by displaying banners, pop-up windows and in-text hyperlinks to sponsored content in your web browser. Additionally, the PerformWeb App adware may promote riskware like Protectium that can load more ads, slow down your browser and modify your search settings. Security experts note that the PerformWeb App adware may attach an add-on, an extension and a Browser Helper Object to your Internet client to facilitate its operations. Users who are concerned about their online privacy may be interested to know that the PerformWeb App adware may collect information like your browsing history, IP address and software configuration to help advertisers deliver targeted promotion materials. The PerformWeb App will not enhance your Internet browsing activities and will increase the ads presented to you on every page you visit. The majority of computer users do not approve slow browser performance and risk of potential threats to their computer, and you may wish to eradicate the PerformWeb App adware by using a trusted anti-spyware instrument.

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