Threat Database Adware Tile Count Ads

Tile Count Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 2
First Seen: May 7, 2015
Last Seen: July 19, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Tile Count software is recognized by security researchers as adware that is deployed to web surfers as a helpful browser plugin under the 'Advanced' or the 'Custom' option of freeware installers. You may be interested to know that the Tile Count adware powered plugin can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The Tile Count adware might use tracking cookies, DOM storage data, web beacons and read your bookmarks to present you with customized promotional materials. Therefore, users infected with the Tile Count adware may see banners, pop-up ads, discounts, coupons and special deals related to their recent Internet activities. You should note that the Tile Count adware powered plugin may add a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to update its binaries via insecure connections without notifying you. Security researchers add that the Tile Count adware may feature links to potentially harmful locations and phishing websites. Needless to say, computer users might want to install a trustworthy anti-malware application to remove all files associated with the Tile Count adware from their system.

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