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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 22 |
| First Seen: | June 3, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | February 20, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PrintOnKey is considered a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) designed to deliver advertisements to affected computers. PrintOnKey may be responsible for many irritating symptoms and unwanted behaviors on affected computers, despite the fact that PrintOnKey is marketed as a legitimate Web browser add-on designed to help computer users enhance their online shopping and other activities. Programs like PrintOnKey may be considered potentially harmful, and many of the advertisements they display may advertise known tactics intended to exploit computer users and infect their machines with threats or with other PUPs. PrintOnKey should be avoided and removed from an affected computer immediately with the help of a reliable, fully updated anti-malware application.
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Why PrintOnKey and Other PUPs are Created
If a Web browser is displaying pop-up windows and advertisements associated with PrintOnKey, then it is likely that this PUP has been installed. These advertisements may be easy to identify since they'll contain the message 'delivered by PrintOnKey,' 'advertisements by PrintOnKey' or other similar text. PrintOnKey should be removed immediately from an affected computer. However, make sure that the security software used to detect and remove PrintOnKey is capable of doing this. Most security applications may be designed to deal with high-level threats such as viruses and Trojans but are surprisingly ineffective when it comes to dealing with PUPs. Computer users should ensure that their machines are adequately protected from PUPs and other low-level threats by choosing the right security software for these kinds of components.
How PrintOnKey may Generate Revenue at the Expense of Computer Users
PrintOnKey is designed to make money for a third-party by taking advantage of the affected computer user. To do this, PrintOnKey may display numerous advertisements on the affected computer. PrintOnKey may insert affiliate marketing links and code into websites and links on the affected Web browser. The main problem associated with PrintOnKey is that it may display pop-up messages and windows constantly and interrupt the computer user that is attempting to connect to the Internet normally. These pop-up windows may contain harmful content that may be used to lure inexperienced computer users, such as advertisements for fake technical support services that profit from misleading computer users or bogus updates for the target's Web browser that may be PUPs disguised as legitimate software.
How PrintOnKey may be Installed on a Computer
Programs like PrintOnKey may be delivered by bundling them with other software. In some cases, disreputable freeware and shareware distributed on third-party download websites may be packaged with PrintOnKey by the programs' developers. In other cases, reputable programs may be bundled with PUPs, packaged by a third-party with a custom installer to deliver PrintOnKey and other PUPs. Computer users may choose not to install PrintOnKey. However, the default setting is to install the PUP, which may be selected if the computer user skips over the various steps in the installation process. Computer users have noted that the option to opt out of installing PrintOnKey may be hidden or difficult to access and may use misleading language to take advantage of inexperienced computer users.
Removing PrintOnKey and Other PUPs
Removing PrintOnKey and other PUPs may be difficult. In most cases, these types of applications cannot be removed using the Web browser's extension or add-on manager, despite being installed as a Web browser toolbar or extension. More commonly, computer users have to use the Windows Control Panel to select PrintOnKey and uninstall it. In most cases, the use of a reliable security application that is fully up-to-date is necessary, to ensure that PrintOnKey is removed completely and that PrintOnKey is not installed again.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove PrintOnKey Ads
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | file.exe | 7617decc6fc8f6051a62098947a77ec1 | 2 |
Directories
PrintOnKey Ads may create the following directory or directories:
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PrintOnKey |
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