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WindowPolicies Ads

Posted: March 22, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,936
Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 1,059
First Seen: March 28, 2016
Last Seen: October 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

It is not a good sign if all of a sudden your browsers start showing ads labeled as 'Powered by WindowPolicies.' These commercial materials may not originate from the Web page that you are currently viewing. Their existence can be traced to an unwanted add-on that may attach towards Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This questionable program functions as typical adware, inserting various ads to make its partner pages more popular. WindowPolicies may travel, almost exclusively, in software bundles. Since there are various issues regarding its performance, legit platforms for Web extensions have not included it. The developer of this adware has not created an official site as well. If you install cost-free applications without reading the details carefully, you may give permission to the entrance of WindowPolicies unknowingly. If you do it, the suspicious plugin may inject large quantities of pop-ups, banners, videos, gifs, transitional ads or in-text ads. Soon you will be noticing them because these marketing elements may not appear on the shopping platforms solely. You may find them during your surfing sessions consistently, which a lot of PC users don't appreciate. The sponsored links may sometimes cover too much of your screen, including the navigational buttons of the sites. Your browser will have to use part of the available resources to load multimedia ads, which may increase the loading time of the whole page or cause unexpected freezes. This adware may read your surfing history and the list of recent searches. It may use this data to adjust displayed offers to your taste, which will make it more likely for you to click on them. However, not all of the ads by WindowPolicies may be safe. Some of them may open sites that are threatening to yourself or the stability of your system. All in all, this adware may not benefit you at all but may cause various problems, so it is advisable to use credible security software to delete it.

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