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Piggy Ads

Posted: October 28, 2015

Piggy is a questionable web add-on that may create additional commercial materials. The experts call these ad-oriented extensions adware, which is short for advertising-supported software. Piggy has no other functionality besides inserting ads. The developers of this tool claim that the clients will save money with its help. Allegedly, Piggy should display the best coupons and discounts at the moment, so you should be able to purchase the products that you need at a better price. The people behind this adware also promise cash backs. In theory, you should receive a few percent of the money you spend on the partner sites back in your bank account. It is not verified that the offered discounts exist in reality. What is certain, though, is that Piggy may generate various advertising messages that may disturb you. Since the coupons and discounts may appear on different sites, they may cause significant annoyance during your surfing sessions.

The creators of the adware receive financial incentives to promote their partners, but this activity may not be mutually beneficial. Due to the presence of many ads in various forms, including multimedia pop-ups, banners and videos, your browsers may start working too slowly. The time to load the webpages may increase unnecessarily. You should know that not all of the partner sites are famous e-commerce platforms. Piggy also may redirect you to unknown pages, some of which may not be safe. This adware constantly encourages its clients to share their email addresses. You should not agree because may be included in marketing lists, so you may start receiving too much spam. The presence of this add-on is not always desired because it may be part of the installers of third-party freeware. The experts encourage the full removal of the adware.

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