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ShopDrop

Posted: January 17, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,005
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 24,096
First Seen: January 17, 2014
Last Seen: October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


ShopDrop is adware that loads new advertisements in your browser while pretending that these advertisements provide some form of online shopping advantages to its users. Malware researchers didn't require much time to verify the questionable nature of ShopDrop's 'benefits,' along with noting threat-reminiscent distribution strategies and a general refusal to be uninstalled normally, which is more than enough to make ShopDrop classifiable as a Potentially Unwanted Program. To delete ShopDrop and all system changes associated with ShopDrop, using PC security products designed to isolate and remove unwanted and harmful software should be sufficient.

The Add-On that Gets the Drop on Your Browser

ShopDrop, currently believed to be a variant of the Safe Saver adware, is a fake shopping assistant for your Web browser, with features that amount to nothing more than excuses for launching new advertisements. Formats of ShopDrop advertisements that malware researchers have been able to confirm include:

  • Injected advertising links for specific text keywords, which is a form of advertising sometimes referred to as 'inline-text.'
  • Standard pop-up advertising windows, which load separately from your normal browser window.

ShopDrop is most often noted on Google's Chrome browser. However, ShopDrop also is installed with other adware programs that may affect browsers of other brands. Malware researchers also were displeased to find that ShopDrop installers show signs of including potential threats, which show few symptoms besides the possibility for overall system slowdowns and worsened performance.

Dropping the Bad Habit of ShopDrop Adware

Even though ShopDrop pretends to be useful for your browser, its poor set of features makes few bones about having anything that's of real benefit to you. Although removing ShopDrop usually should be the standard stance towards it, ShopDrop may be installed with other unwanted, and potentially threatening software, which makes a defensive reaction all the more necessary. Malware researchers suggest that you use anti-malware software to examine your PC as soon as appropriate after noticing the arrival of ShopDrop. Other uninstallation methods repeatedly have been found to be inadequate at deleting ShopDrop completely.

Although malware researchers have yet to identify the precise distribution methods used by ShopDrop for installing itself, all signs are indicative of ShopDrop being installed automatically. ShopDrop's distribution also has been active in early 2014, possibly as an update to other adware that's meant to confuse security software or casual Web surfers. As a consequence of ShopDrop relative newness in the adware environment, any security programs that are using databases outdated by a month or more than that may be less effective at identifying, blocking or removing ShopDrop.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\ShopDrop%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ShopDrop%PROGRAMFILES%\ShopDrop%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ShopDrop
The following URL's were detected:
ShoPDrop
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