PCoupoon Ads
Posted: July 8, 2015
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 23 |
First Seen: | July 8, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | January 23, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PCoupoon is a tiny browser add-on, which can create huge issues. It is classified as adware because its primary function is to generate web traffic to affiliate webpages. PCoupoon doesn't possess an official product page, and this is the fist sign that the tool is unreliable. The adware plugin is spread as an additional component of various types of freeware and may enter without the knowledge of the user. Once it enters, PCoupoon begins its activity with modifications of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. What may soon start bothering you is the presence of numerous pop-ups, banners, in-text ads and interstitial ads. These commercial materials are aggressive and the process of loading them may trouble your Internet clients, resulting in performance issues. The adware doesn't display products randomly. It tracks your browsing history and searched terms to analyze your interests. The sponsored pages are rarely reliable and the offered coupons and discounts may not be of any help. There is a risk that the pop-ups and banners will lead you to potentially harmful pages, so you should ignore them. The experts encourage the removal of PCoupoon as it doesn't offer useful features and may ruin your on-line experience.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
Regexp file mask%localappdata%\google\update\onedrv.exe
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