Web Connect
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| Ranking: | 9,151 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 8,194 |
| First Seen: | August 27, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 16, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Web Connect is an unwanted browser add-on, which is recognized as adware. Web Connect can be inserted into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers. Web Connect was produced by cybercriminals to most probably trace information about the target computer user's browsing on the net activities. Web Connect may also strive to divert affected PC users to a variety of suspicious advertisement websites produced by cybercrooks to probably benefit from the pay-per-click technique. Commonly, Web Connect may access the compromised PC packaged with freeware and shareware programs that computer users download from the net. Web Connect may show disturbing pop-up ads on the targeted computer that offer a variety of deals and best price offers. Web Connect may also show attractive messages and urge computer users click on them in an attempt to boost traffic for commercial websites. Web Connect may restrict PC users from normal Intrenet surfing because they are continuously represented with various offers and rerouted to doubtful commercial websites. Web Connect may substitute the default start page and search provider with Webconnect.com, or open this website as a new tab page. Web Connect may be able to obtain information about the computer users' surfing habits, thus, violating their privacy. Web Connect may record what websites the computer user is visiting, usernames, passwords and other private deatails. Web Connect may use this data for marketing campaigns.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Web Connect
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | updateWebConnect.exe | 8b50161c6c0e21c8ee2efefb52153cc5 | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
Web Connect may create the following directory or directories:
| %ProgramFiles%\WebConnect |
| %ProgramFiles(x86)%\WebConnect |
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