PopShopCoupon

PopShopCoupon is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). PopShopCoupon is considered adware, a program that is specifically designed to deliver advertisements to affected Web browser. Advertisements associated with PopShopCoupon may contain a message that says 'Delivered by PopShopCoupon,' 'Ads by PopShopCoupon,' 'Ads courtesy of PopShopCoupon' or other similar labels. There are several reasons why PopShopCoupon may be considered problematic. One of the main issues linked to PopShopCoupon is that this PUP may track the computer users' activities to deliver these types of targeted advertisements. This means that PopShopCoupon may be used to profit at the expense of computer users, carrying out marketing and advertising while gathering data from the affected computer. Because of this, PC security researchers strongly recommend removing PopShopCoupon immediately with the help of a reliable security program.

What is the Purpose of PopShopCoupon and Other PUPs

PopShopCoupon and other PUPs are not considered threatening. Unlike viruses, Trojans, rootkits, and other threats, programs like PopShopCoupon are not considered threatening. PUPs like PopShopCoupon may not gather your data or cause damage to your computer. However, these kinds of low-level threats may cause numerous symptoms on affected computers and may behave very similarly to known threats and more threatening types of components. PopShopCoupon and similar PUPs may not be detected by common threat removal software. This is because most anti-virus programs are designed to detect and remove high-level threats like viruses and Trojans and may overlook low-level threats like these types of PUPs. If you are experiencing symptoms associated with PopShopCoupon while your security software fails to find any problems, this may indicate the presence of a PUP. Malware analysts advise updating your security software or ensuring that a security program capable of detecting and removing PUPs is installed on your computer.

Problems that may be Associated with PopShopCoupon

Although a few advertisements may not sound like much of a problem, it rarely stops there. Malware analysts have encountered some issues when analyzing or dealing with PopShopCoupon that may be related to its presence:

• PopShopCoupon may monitor your online activities, especially paying attention to online shopping and searches in order to deliver advertisements and coupons. Most coupons and 'special offers' delivered by PopShopCoupon rarely offer much of a deal and may not worth the irritating symptoms linked to PopShopCoupon.
• Advertisements associated with PopShopCoupon may try to promote known hoaxes. For example, PopShopCoupon advertisements may try to convince you that your software is out of date and prompt you to download an update, which is, in fact, another PUP. Malware analysts have also linked PopShopCoupon to fake technical support messages that will try to convince you to call a technical support number and disclose your credit card information.
• PopShopCoupon and other PUPs may have a significant impact on a computer's performance. PopShopCoupon may make computers run much slower than normal and become unstable. This is because PopShopCoupon may run in the background, consuming system resources and bandwidth and subsequently leaving less for legitimate components on the affected computer.
• One irritating aspect of PopShopCoupon and other PUPs is that they may make unwanted changes to affected Web browsers and computer settings. These types of components may change Web browsers' default search engine and homepage automatically and affect the computer's security settings. This may have the effect of making the affected Web browser more vulnerable to other PUPs that may carry out a similar pattern of attack on an affected computer.