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Download-n-save.com

Posted: November 21, 2012

Download-n-save.com Screenshot 1Download-n-save.com is a website that pretends to offer virtual shopping coupons through its Download N Save add-on, although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that the savings are questionable and that Download N Save's functions are essentially no different from those of adware. Visiting Download-n-save.com, itself isn't a significant danger to your PC, but using Download-n-save.com's toolbar may endanger your web-browsing security or the performance of your computer. If you see any symptoms of Download-n-save.com-related adware, anti-malware software can be used to find and delete Download-n-save.com's add-on in its entirety – a process that will present several issues when done by hand – since Download N Save has a history of trying to avoid obvious deletion methods.

Why Download-n-save.com Cares More About what You Earn It Than what You Save

Download-n-save.com may offer legitimate deals in its coupon and bargain advertisements, but the methodology used in its browser add-on's functions are highly reminiscent of PUPs and adware programs that aren't interested in your well-being. As far as SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have determined, symptoms of Download-n-save.com's add-on and related software include:

  • Coupon and other shopping-related advertisements that are displayed in sites such as Youtube or Facebook.
  • An additional 'advertisements not by this site' tag that's embedded in the web pages of the aforementioned sites.
  • A small banner promoting Download-n-save.com's Download N Save.

This content is injected into web pages without your permission and is derived from an associated browser add-on (usually, but not always, the Download N Save toolbar). SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted similar attacks that have been used by banking Trojans and other high-level threats, although Download-n-save.com-based malware appears to be limited to displaying advertisements. If you installed this Download-n-save.com-promoting add-on deliberately, it may even be displayed in your installed programs list or be visible in your browser's extension manager, but other variants of PUPs for Download-n-save.com may not display themselves.

Saving Yourself the Trouble of Taking Download-n-save.com's Savings without Question

Since Download-n-save.com's software has functions that inherently endanger your browser's security and may even harm your web-browsing performance, SpywareRemove.com malware research team encourages you to delete all Download-n-save.com-related software in short order – unless you really think that a few deals are worth permanent damage to your web-browsing safety. Minimizing contact with Download-n-save.com's questionable advertisement network also will minimize your potential exposure to additional browser-based attacks and/or malware.

Adware programs like those associated with Download-n-save.com usually make system chances and include components that are not removed by normal deletion methods. However, most of them also lack sophisticated defenses against in-depth anti-malware scans, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't seen any indications of Download-n-save.com's Download N Save possessing features that would let Download-n-save.com survive analysis and removal by a competent anti-malware product.

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