Threat Database Adware Web Timer Ads

Web Timer Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 12,261
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,318
First Seen: June 17, 2016
Last Seen: August 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Web Timer browser extension may catch the eye of users that seek to optimize their online experience by using statistical data about themselves. The Web Timer browser extension is promoted as 'a simple and intuitive extension that lets you keep track of how you're spending your time on the web.' You can find the Web Timer app on the Chrome Web store and Webtimer.net. The Web Timer application is available to install on Google Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox, and versions of Web Timer may be available for Internet Explorer via free software bundles. The Web Timer extension may provide users with a table featuring information on how much time they spend on individual pages and their search operations. The functionality of the Web Timer extension may be appealing to users, but you should know that the Web Timer extension is known to connect to Epicunitscan.info that is associated with a browser hijacker.

The Web Timer may change your default search provider, homepage and new tab settings. Advertisements support the Web Timer app, and you may be redirected sponsored content on an hourly basis. The ads by Web Timer may appear as panels on your new tab page, and you may experience pop-up windows on the sites you spend most of your time online. The Web Timer may welcome you to install third-party software like CompareNBuy and Disk Optimizer Pro that have a bad reputation. The Web Timer extension is recognized as adware that might slow down your Internet browser and recommend you buy dysfunctional devices from untrusted merchants. The Web Timer adware may edit the Registry to prevent users from removing it manually, and you might need to use a trusted anti-malware tool to delete it securely.

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