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Deals Add-on

Posted: January 28, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 10,413
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 1,899
First Seen: January 28, 2014
Last Seen: September 25, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Deals Add-on is adware that may display unwanted pop-up ads when computer users are shopping online. Deals Add-on may integrate itself on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Web browsers. Deals Add-on may be usually delivered and invade the PC through packaged free software. When the PC user chooses to install a certain free app, it may include additional toolbars, plug-ins, browser extensions and add-ons in installation wizard. These additional apps, in this case Deals Add-on, may be marked as optional programs, but if the PC user does not take a check box off for adding them, he may end up with unpleasant system modifications. Deals Add-on may alter the default browser settings. Deals Add-on may forcibly redirect PC users to unknown websites that were designed possibly to make money from ad clicks and increased website traffic.

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