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DealWifi Ads

Posted: October 5, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 9
First Seen: October 5, 2015
Last Seen: December 4, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

DealWifi is a simple adware add-on that may generate large quantities of advertising materials that you may see in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This behavior is not unique – in fact, the cyberspace is currently overwhelmed with similar tools. Most of them are promoted as 'shopping optimizers,' and many PC users are already aware that installing these plugins may not be a good idea. In an effort to reach the systems of its clients, DealWifi offers something different. It claims that the people who install it will be able to use free WiFi. In fact, this feature doesn't work – you will most likely see various errors, but you will certainly be unable to connect to the promised free network. Just like any regular adware, DealWifi may insert user-relevant ads to the majority of webpages. The commercial materials may take different forms: they may come as pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads that cover the whole page, or in-text ads that may trigger if you only hover your mouse cursor over them. The displayed coupons and discounts may be relevant to your personal interests because they are based on the sites that you have viewed recently. Clicking on the ads will take you to third-party affiliate domains, and the people behind this add-on will receive pay-per-click commissions. The fact that they benefit doesn't mean that so will you. It is possible for some of the ads to redirect you to potentially dangerous parts of the web, so you should be extremely careful. Even if you ignore the ads, you may still notice annoying performance issues such as occasional freezes and crashes. You should not keep such misleading application that may cause you trouble, so you should use anti-malware software to remove it from your system.

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