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CareerPronto Ads

Posted: January 9, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 19
First Seen: January 9, 2016
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows


CareerPronto is an adware plugin that promises to the PC users to help them find their dream jobs. CareerPronto is very similar to Blast Job and BlingJobs. Just like them, CareerPronto may rely on the bundling method primarily to enter. When you download some third-party freeware, it may suggest you install CareerPronto as a recommended bonus tool. If you perform the setup process via the 'Quick' menu, you may load all components in the bundle simultaneously without having the opportunity to deselect the ones you don't need. To do so, CareerPronto may create a plugin in each of the browsers that you have in the system, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Afterward, CareerPronto may start inserting various commercial materials that the majority of PC users may not appreciate. The ads may come in different shapes, but you may get most annoyed at the pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads, the last of which may cover your whole screen. In addition to them, you also may encounter in-text ads or embedded videos that launch automatically. The combination of so many marketing elements on the majority of sites you open may lead to a noticeable drop in the performance of your Web clients. In some cases, you may even experience freezes and crashes. Side effects like these may occur due to the resource consumption of the ads, especially the multimedia ones. Some of the new deals and coupons may seem appealing to you because the adware may not pick them randomly. They may be tuned based on your surfing history. However, it is not recommended to click on them for security reasons. Some of the sponsored links may transfer the users towards harmful Web pages that may attempt to infect their machines. CareerPronto may change a variety of settings when it enters. CareerPronto may substitute your homepage and default search engine. The specialists advise you to use an advanced security solution for the efficient removal of this adware.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathwww.CareerPronto[1].xml

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CareerPronto%PROGRAMFILES%\CareerPronto%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\CareerPronto
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