Threat Database Adware Travel Giga Ads

Travel Giga Ads

By CagedTech in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 22
First Seen: January 4, 2016
Last Seen: July 26, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Travel Giga browser extension is promoted on Travelgiga.com to help users plan their vacation to tropical resorts like Goa, India and cities of global importance like Paris and Barcelona. The Travel Giga browser extension is similar to Travel Output in functionality and behavior. Security experts alert that the Travel Giga extension is an adware that may be distributed to users by Lamphouse Media, LLC in freeware bundles. The Travel Giga adware can be linked to other adware like DraftFactor and Blast Job and might welcome users to download a potentially harmful software and generate pay-per-install revenue for its developers. The Travel Giga adware is a security risk that users should not underestimate. The Travel Giga adware might connect to the Internet by using unencrypted HTTP communications that could be easily intercepted by third parties. Moreover, the Travel Giga adware is known to collect information like your IP and MAC address, Windows version, software configuration and browsing history.

Security experts note that the information that the Travel Giga adware collected may be sent to its remote servers for market development purposes. The Travel Giga adware may be used to record usage statistic such as your bookmarks collection and a list of files you downloaded to help advertisers at BigRewards.com, ShoppingBag.com, and HotSurveys.com. Then, the Travel Giga adware may load customized surveys and marketing content that you might be interested in exploring. The Travel Giga adware is compatible with all modern Web browsers and might cover your screen with pop-up windows and banners that might irritate many users. The invasion of the Travel Giga adware may not stop with your browser, and it might ask for your phone number to provide updates on limited-time offers. The SMS-service by Travel Giga may not cost you a cent the first three days. However, the SMS-service by Travel Giga might become permanently bound to your credit card, and you may lose up to $90 a week. All the problems that the Travel Giga adware can cause can be averted by installing a trusted anti-spyware solution that can eradicate its binary from your system.

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Registry Details

Travel Giga Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

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