PPTAssist

PPTAssist is adware that may modify the functionality of your browsers. The program is promoted as a tool that can help you create and organize your presentations. According to its description, PPTAssist remembers the layouts of the used slides and provides good suggestions for your future projects. This statement is misleading as the application is not created to assist its clients. Instead, this Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) tries to take advantage of the user by displaying numerous advertisements. The newly created pop-ups, banners and in-text ads may flood the Internet clients and may turn into a great inconvenience for the user. In addition, the default search engine and homepage may be altered as well. The developers of PPTAssist earn a referral commission whenever the person clicks on the ads and reaches a sponsored page. You should ignore the commercial materials as they may lead you to unsafe sites. The PUP often gets installed without the knowledge of the user as it comes bundled with freeware. To avoid it, you should always perform the setup process through the "Advanced" menu and should uncheck the additional components. If the adware is already present, you should perform an in-depth scan with a special security tool to delete it.