SuperManCoupon

Posted: July 1, 2015

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

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
Infected PCs:	3

First Seen:	June 29, 2015
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

SuperManCoupon is a browser add-on that may promote shopping discounts in the format of browser-injected advertising. Like most adware extensions, SuperManCoupon may offer some theoretical advantages but primarily is known for non-consensual distribution methods, poor business practices and potentially unsafe browser changes. Malware experts would suggest that the average PC user consider removing SuperManCoupon with an anti-adware program in all but exceptional circumstances.

The Add-On that's No Shopping Hero

SuperManCoupon is a browser add-on designed to deliver advertisements through your browser, which SuperManCoupon markets as shopping discounts and 'super big savings.' SuperManCoupon may deliver its advertisements by making automatic modifications to all Web pages loaded by your Web browser, inserting additional HTML content. This content may load along with the underlying Web pages, although, in most cases, SuperManCoupon's advertisements should be identifiable as being separate from a site's native subject matter.

Like other adware seen using similar advertisement delivery methods, SuperManCoupon doesn't offer controls for disabling its advertisements globally, but you may be able to close individual SuperManCoupon advertisements as they load. Previously, malware researchers have found a range of security and performance issues inevitably associated with this form of advertisement delivery. Common problems may include but may not limit themselves to the following:

SuperManCoupon may reduce your browser's performance by forcing it to load extra, unintended content continuously.
SuperManCoupon may unintentionally endanger your PC by loading threatening advertisement content. Common examples of such advertisements may include scripted 'system scans' or pop-up alerts that may promote the installation and purchase of fake cleaner software.
By enabling scripted content to launch automatically, SuperManCoupon also may be an avenue for additional threats be installed on your hard drive automatically. You can reduce the surface area for such attacks by updating your software regularly, which eliminates security holes that may be exploited by attack packages.

Sending SuperManCoupon Down to Earth

Although SuperManCoupon previously was distributed at its independent website, supermancoupon.info, that website has since been taken down. Malware researchers occasionally see SuperManCoupon bundled with other applications, which could cause SuperManCoupon to be installed automatically. Sources of these bundle installations may include both free software websites with adware-heavy reputations and pirated software downloads (such as torrents). However, anti-adware programs able to identify SuperManCoupon should be able to identify its installers, as well.

Scanning incoming downloads before launching their files can stop SuperManCoupon from being installed automatically. Likewise, you can use qualified anti-adware products for deleting SuperManCoupon after its installation. A standard installation of SuperManCoupon labels the majority of its components accurately but when this adware's removal is partial, malware researchers have seen some cases of its advertisements maintaining themselves in-browser. SuperManCoupon is most often seen being installed in English-speaking regions, such as Western Europe and North America.

SuperManCoupon

Threat Metric

The Add-On that's No Shopping Hero

Sending SuperManCoupon Down to Earth

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