Cts.adssend.net

Cts.adssend.net is an advertising domain that may be linked to fraudulent software updates for distributing Potentially Unwanted Programs and possible threats. Until Cts.adssend.net's reformation is definitive, you should avoid installing software promoted by Cts.adssend.net and remove any software that may cause your browser to come into unnecessary contact with this site. Letting these programs remain on your PC places it at risk for other Web-based attacks that may have consequences more serious than simple advertisements.

Cts.adssend.net: Sending Your Browser an Update that You don't Need

Cts.adssend.net markets itself as an online advertisement network, but its real business model seems to center around the distribution of unwanted software through fake update pop-ups. These pop-ups may use imitative designs that copy the appearances of legitimate updates for other software brands, particularly Adobe's Flash platform, and may indicate that your software version is out-of-date. As usual, installing these fake updates does not result in any upgrade to Flash, but, instead, may install unrelated applications onto your PC. Malware experts have yet to categorize Cts.adssend.net as a threat site, but these deceiving tactics-based download techniques may be favored by threatening software developers, as well as by developers of adware, browser hijackers and other PUPs.

Cts.adssend.net also is promoted by browser hijackers from GoPhoto.it Toolbar, a social networking and image file utility. Currently considered a Potentially Unwanted Program, GoPhoto.it makes changes to your browser that may interfere with access to image-related content and also may create automatic new tabs for multiple websites. Among these websites are a variety of benign and disreputable advertising sites, including Cts.adssend.net. Malware experts also noted, with some suspicion, that this particular Cts.adssend.net hijacker may also take steps that may prevent its removal via the Windows Control Panel (or via your browser's add-on settings).

Sending Cts.adssend.net on Its Way Back out of Your Browser

Cts.adssend.net's current browser hijackers may be installed through scripts embedded on pop-up advertisements, and may be capable of making changes to Firefox, Safari, Chrome and other browsers. Malware researchers first saw clear footprints of this campaign in mid-2014, but both Cts.adssend.net and GoPhoto.it also appear to have had long-running lifespans that may be indicative of other methods of self-promotion. Unnecessary interactions with untrustworthy advertisements, a failure to block potentially harmful scripts, visiting illegal websites and lacking strong browser security software all may contribute to future Cts.adssend.net hijackings.

The removal of any Cts.adssend.net hijacker always should make use of anti-malware scanners and other PC security tools able to safely disinfect your PC in its entirety. Since Cts.adssend.net hijacks are particularly likely to affect all installed browsers, attempting to avoid them, rather than dealing with their source, may be especially ineffectual.