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Dollar Keeper

Posted: January 16, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 5
First Seen: January 16, 2015
Last Seen: August 14, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Dollar Keeper is a Potentially Unwanted Program with adware feature that may be inserted into a computer as an add-on or plug-in. Dollar Keeper may compromise all the Web browsers that are installed on the computer system. The main symptom, which may show that Dollar Keeper was able to affect the PC, may be constant notifications about discount coupons, sales, offers and deals. The authors of the discount coupons and offer notifications related to Dollar Keeper may aim to make a profit by forcibly rerouting computer users to sponsored websites that may reward them for promoting them. Dollar Keeper may trace the computer user's surfing habits and transmit and use this details for the purpose of showing targeted pop-up advertisements. Dollar Keeper may spread and access the computer system through packaged free software without the PC user's consent. To block the download of Dollar Keeper, PC users should be more vigilant to the installation process of free applications.

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