Appround.net

Appround.net is a site that's dedicated to marketing PC Performer, a Potentially Unwanted Program that includes numerous characteristics of adware-based PC threats, even though PC Performer claims to be able to improve your computer's performance by cleaning junk files. Besides the nuisance posed by PC Performer, there's an ongoing set of browser hijackings that promote Appround.net and PC Performer through pop-ups and unwanted redirects. Even though a brush with Appround.net isn't likely to cause any major damage to your computer, browser hijackers linked to Appround.net, as well as PC Performer, both should be considered low-level PC threats to be exterminated with suitable anti-malware tools in short order.

Appround.net – Subjecting You to Absolute Pounds of Download Advertisements

PC threats associated with Appround.net take two main formats: PC Performer, the adware-classified system cleaner that Appround.net promotes, and browser hijackers, which encourage you to download PC Performer through any means necessary. Symptoms of a browser hijacker infection associated with Appround.net typically are limited to the presence of unusual advertisements and pop-ups featuring Appround.net, both of which can trigger automatically. At least one confirmed infection used an unofficial Adobe Flash update (advertised through a malicious pop-up) that was forced to include the Appround.net browser hijacker's installer.

As far as Appround.net's actual product goes, PC Performer is classified as adware and doesn't appear to have any substantial beneficial features to make up for its advertisements. SpywareRemove.com malware experts don't consider Appround.net's PC Performer, or Appround.net, to be extremely dangerous, but still encourage the removal of Appround.net-related PC threats, including PC Performer, on a regular basis. Anti-malware products may detect PC Performer as a variant of InstallBrain, a similar type of 'system cleaner' utility with strong adware traits.

Cutting the Weight of Appround.net from Your Browser

With browser hijacks related to Appround.net experiencing an upturn as of this month, SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends all PC users to avoid all confirmed infection vectors related to Appround.net-based threat. Pointedly, unofficial update sources for Flash, Java and other popular applications should be avoided, and you never should install software that's promoted by a suspicious pop-up window.

Browser hijackers associated with Appround.net normally include system changes that are not linked to a particular type of browser add-on. To delete either Appround.net's browser hijackers or PC Performer, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts encourage using appropriate anti-malware tools, which are designed to remove such PC threats both quickly and safely.