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SoundJunkies

Posted: October 2, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 1,054
First Seen: September 14, 2015
Last Seen: June 22, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SoundJunkies by APN, LLC is an adware extension that may cause unpleasant changes in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The company that created this questionable plugin promotes it as an irreplaceable tool for the music fans. In theory, SoundJunkies should provide access to millions of songs and numerous radio stations from around the world for free. In reality, this adware creates a toolbar that contains buttons that in turn lead to music-oriented sites. Some of the promoted pages may be untrustworthy. Even if they are safe, you would not need the help of SoundJunkies to reach them. This adware also promises to make the searching for information a more convenient and easy process. This feature is deceitful because all SoundJunkies does is replace the default search engine with some questionable search platform that may redirect you to affiliate sites. If you read the 'Terms and Conditions' of this web extension, you may notice that it creates some user-relevant ads. According to APN, these new commercial materials are there to keep the license of SoundJunkies free. However, just as most types of adware, the specialists have reasons to believe that the presence of ads is among the primary reasons for the creation of this tool. You may face ads in the form of pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and eye-catching animations. They tend to be rather persistent, which may cause you some annoyance. If you find some of the ads to be interesting, you should proceed with caution because they may be unsafe. If you are unable to delete the adware manually, which would not be a surprise, you should use special security software.

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