Threat Database Adware PickPlus Ads

PickPlus Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 10,288
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 822
First Seen: February 9, 2016
Last Seen: August 29, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The PickPlus software is published by JNCMarketing CO., LTD and is offered to users via freeware packages as an RSS feed reader that will help users keep up with news from Google, BBC, CNN and ABC. The PickPlus software also can be encountered with the name PickPlusUP on software distribution platforms and may include features such as support for social media sharing. However, the PickPlus program is an adware that may cover your browser surface with pop-up windows and banners to present users with commercial content from sponsors. The PickPlusUp adware may appear as a browser extension, add-on, plug-in, and Browser Helper Object in your Add-ons Manager to enable its operations. Security analysts note that the PickPlus adware may use ActionScript to display its offers in your browser, redirect users to harmful domains, and open several tab pages when you open product pages on Amazon and eBay.

The PickPlus adware is similar to FocusBase and Keep Now and might record information about your IP address, software configuration, and MAC address to generate tailor-suited ads. Moreover, the PickPlus adware may use pop-under windows to welcome users to install badware such as HDS-TOTAL and iRobinHood to earn pay-per-install revenue. The PickPlusUP adware may slow down your Internet browser and prevent you from loading 1080p and 720p videos on YouTube and Vimeo correctly. The PickPlusUP adware may place its files in the Roaming folder under the AppData directory to hide its presence and might have modified your Windows registry values to enable its activity every time you go online. You should use an anti-spyware instrument to clean your system from the PickPlusUP adware efficiently.

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