ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar

The ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar is promoted to Web surfers as a valuable addition to their Web browser that can help them save money and receive exclusive offers from online shops. The ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar has an official site at hxxp://www.shoppingdealslive[.]com and can be added to browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome (and a few Chromium-based browsers) and Internet Explorer (IE 10 and later versions). The ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar is an ad-supported program that comes from the software publisher Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. The application is recognized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) as it might make unwanted changes to your online experience. The ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar can be found on the Chrome Web Store if you visit Chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/shoppingdealslive/behkikojenlolaeojfhpgbcejengenag.

The ShoppingDealsLive Extension requires the following rights in Google Chrome:

  • Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
  • Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
  • Manage your downloads.
  • Manage your apps, extensions and themes.

The ShoppingDealsLive Add-on requires the following rights in Mozilla Firefox:

  • Access your data for all websites.
  • Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
  • Access browser tabs.
  • Access browser activity during navigation.
  • Monitor extension usage and manage themes.

The ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar requires the following rights in Internet Explorer:

  • Make ShoppingDealsLive your homepage & new tab.

The Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for ShoppingDealsLive can be found at hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/tos and hxxps://eula.mindspark[.]com/privacypolicy. You should note that the ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar is designed to change your new tab page and homepage to hxxp://hp.myway[.]com/shoppingdealslive/ttab02 that is powered by the MyWay.com search service, and the ShoppingDealsLive New Tab has no customization options. Mindspark is likely to share information like your input on hxxp://hp.myway[.]com/shoppingdealslive/ttab02, Internet history, bookmarks, software configuration and IP address with marketers. The company behind ShoppingDealsLive is known to help advertisers push targeted promotional materials to Web surfers and recommend Web surfers to search the Web using MyWay.com. The ShoppingDealsLive New Tab includes links to services at Wayfair.com, Uncommongoods.com, Hobbylobby.com, and Coupons.com, but you don't need to install the ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar if you wish to take advantage of what the services offer. You may want to remove the ShoppingDealsLive Toolbar using a reliable anti-spyware scanner and prevent advertisers from tracking your Internet activity. AV scanners are known to flag the files associated with ShoppingDealsLive using the names below:

  • Adware.MyWebSearch.120
  • Generic PUA AG (PUA)
  • GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
  • MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
  • PUA.Toolbar.Agent!
  • PUA/MyWebSearch.ME.1
  • PUP.MindSpark/Variant
  • Riskware/Agent
  • TROJ_GEN.R002H0CE818
  • W32.HfsAdware.1166
  • Win32:UnwantedSig [PUP]
  • not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.gen

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