Daily Deal Shopper

Posted: February 20, 2014

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Ranking:	4,347
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	6,197

First Seen:	February 20, 2014
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Daily Deal Shopper is adware that loads additional advertisements in the Firefox Web browser, with no attacks confirmed for other brands of browsers, at this time. While malware experts haven't classified Daily Deal Shopper as a threat, they do find it safest to remove Daily Deal Shopper and other add-ons that specialize in the delivery of Web content that could be threatening for your computer. Phishing attacks and other PC threats may use the Daily Deal Shopper's advertisement network as a distribution point, thus putting your online security at risk, at least until you've deleted Daily Deal Shopper with software with proven anti-adware capabilities.

The Daily Deal You can't Opt out of Receiving

Daily Deal Shopper's main distribution campaign appears to have had its greatest rise in numbers in the middle of 2013, but Daily Deal Shopper still continues to be in distribution, albeit in smaller numbers than previously. Like other adware, injecting advertising content into your browser is Daily Deal Shopper's bread and butter functionality, under the claim that Daily Deal Shopper provides shopping offers that will benefit your Web-surfing experience. Malware experts have found minimal benefits from exposure to Daily Deal Shopper's advertisements, particularly due to the limited options available for controlling how or when they're displayed. Pop-ups and injected sponsor links are the two primary symptoms of Daily Deal Shopper adware, with respect to the last available samples.

Although Daily Deal Shopper only has been confirmed to be compatible with the Firefox browser, the dangers of allowing Daily Deal Shopper advertisements to continue unchecked, are relevant to your entire PC. Malware experts often see adware like Daily Deal Shopper implicated in the following attacks, which are exemplary, rather than a finalized list:

Exposure to other PC threats that may try to install threats onto your PC, whether by deceiving you with false offers or using vulnerabilities to do so.
Misleading tactics that may try to acquire money and associated financial information. Fake contests, tech support hotlines and surveys are some popular formats of these tactics.
Look-alike phishing sites that imitate a well-known and trustworthy company or brand name while requesting privileged information. These sites often are designed to look as identical to the original domains as possible.

Shopping Daily with Less of Daily Deal Shopper's Advertisements to Ignore

With the definite risks and performance issues of letting Daily Deal Shopper choose the advertisements your browser loads, there's no reason to pause between noticing Daily Deal Shopper in your browser and acting to remove Daily Deal Shopper. However, Daily Deal Shopper does try to block its removal by preventing itself from displaying in your browser's add-on manager, and malware experts don't encourage trusting Daily Deal Shopper to remove itself upon your request. As a safe means of deleting Daily Deal Shopper, you can use anti-adware or anti-malware products with good histories against browser-based PC threats, which also ought to remove any settings changes causing other, undesired browser issues.

Daily Deal Shopper's distribution methods haven't been confirmed, although Daily Deal Shopper does lack a website or marketing plan that would be indicative of Daily Deal Shopper using any kind of consensual installation tactics. An installer for Daily Deal Shopper is likely to be bundled with other, unrelated software, which is one reason why scanning suspicious downloads before launching them is important for keeping your PC safe.

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