Threat Database Adware WeatherChickn

WeatherChickn

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 4,878
Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 4,293
First Seen: May 6, 2016
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

If you like to be aware of weather changes, or if you are planning a trip and need to know what will lay ahead, you shouldn't trust an application called WeatherChickn to provide the information you need. Since WeatherChickn is an ad-supported application, its real function is to exhibit as many advertisements it can on the computers WeatherChickn manages to get inside. You may have installed WeatherChickn voluntarily, or it may have entered your machine accompanying free software bundles when you didn't use the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' option and wasn't able to see that an additional program was being installed. WeatherChickn is classified as adware because it may use tracking cookies and create numerous ads in your Web browser. The WeatherChickn adware is may place its files in the AppData folder of Windows and attach a Browser Helper Object, browser extension or add-on to Internet clients to perform its actions.

The WeatherChickn adware may write a Registry entry in Windows to ensure that its update manager will reinstall the app when users boot their system. The update manager of the WeatherChickn adware may be found in the Temp folder that is usually used by browsers to store temporary files and cookies. Moreover, the WeatherChickn adware may cover your browser surface with pop-up and pop-under windows, banners and insert in-text hyperlinks to potentially harmful websites. WeatherChickn adware may replace safe ads on trusted online stores with links to low-quality rivals that may not have accurate information and may not guarantee the safety of your banking information. Security experts recommend users to address the WeatherChickn app with a reputable anti-malware solution that can purge all components of the WeatherChickn adware securely.

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