Threat Database Adware Somefungames Ads

Somefungames Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The 'Somefungames version 5.0' software may appear in the Windows Control Panel after installing a free program bundle. The Somefungames software may be promoted to PC users a convenient New Tab page replacement and a browser extension aimed at PC gamers. The Somefungames software is known to make changes to Web browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox, which some users may not welcome. The Somefungames program is observed to load somefungames.com as the default new tab page for users, generate pop-up windows with Adobe Flash games inside and produce in-browser notifications with advertising content.

You may want to know that Somefungames is an ad-supported product that may save tracking cookies, Web beacons and unique identifiers on your PC. Also, the Somefungames program may access your Internet bookmarks, downloads log and record the advertisements you explore on the Internet. The games offered via Somefungames may be available for free, but your Internet activity is monetized by the company that released the Somefungames software to your computer. Computer security researchers classify the Somefungames software from somefungames.com as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may deliver entertaining games to your desktop, but the application relies on aggressive monetization schemes, which you may not appreciate. AV engines may flag the files related to Somefungames as adware and show the following detection names:

ADWARE/Goobzo.Gen
AdWare.ExtCrome.ca
AdWare.Generic.idfv
Adware.Mutabaha.3359
BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.tc
PUP/Sokuxuan
PUP/Win32.BundleInstaller.R188527
TROJ_FRS.0NA003JR16
W32.Adware.Gen
Win32.Risk.Agent.Lgte

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