EExsTrACuoupOn

Posted: February 4, 2014

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Ranking:	2,577
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	7,551

First Seen:	February 4, 2014
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

EExsTrACuoupOn (ExtraCoupon) is adware, potentially a variant of the similar ExstraCoupon add-on, both of which make changes to your browser that force it to load advertising content automatically. Although EExsTrACuoupOn's name would imply that EExsTrACuoupOn specializes in shopping coupons, malware experts have seen signs of EExsTrACuoupOn promoting advertisements for PUPs, along with streaming videos and other, undesirable content that may harm your browser's performance. Since EExsTrACuoupOn is both a security hazard and an impediment to your Web-browsing quality of life, uninstalling EExsTrACuoupOn with appropriate anti-malware software is an easily-recommended solution.

The Coupons that Come with More Problems Than Price Reductions

EExsTrACuoupOn is adware that was found in recent distribution as of early February 2014, although its functions are similar to previous adware products from years past. After its installation, which rarely requires your consent, EExsTrACuoupOn may make extremely obvious changes to your Web browser. Some common symptoms of EExsTrACuoupOn's installation may include:

Injected inline text advertisements that modify text keywords into hyperlinks. Mousing over these links will cause pop-up balloons to load. This content may be inserted into websites unrelated to EExsTrACuoupOn's advertisements, such as text-heavy blogs or forums.
Injected banner advertisements, including graphical elements and even, potentially, streaming videos that play automatically.
Pop-ups related to unsafe advertising content. EExsTrACuoupOn's advertisements may occasionally promote rogue anti-malware products and other 'system cleaner' style fake products. You should be watchful for fake online scans, fake patch updates and other attacks that could be utilized to set up threats onto your computer.

Although EExsTrACuoupOn's advertisements also may include some legitimate shopping bargains, malware researchers have noted that the security issues that accompany its offers make harboring EExsTrACuoupOn an unproductive reaction for your PC's long term safety.

Cutting out the Coupon that's Doing You No Good

EExsTrACuoupOn's history of assisting with the distribution of fake security programs is more than enough to condemn EExsTrACuoupOn as an undesirable add-on, but malware researchers have found additional details of interest to potential victims of its pop-up advertisements. EExsTrACuoupOn limits its functionality to the Chrome Web browser, but these limitations are backed up by an impressive resistance to all standard uninstall protocols. Since EExsTrACuoupOn resists being deleted like many forms of threats, you should feel no shame in using anti-malware products to have EExsTrACuoupOn removed permanently.

While malware researchers continue to search for the distribution avenues in use by EExsTrACuoupOn, you should pay attention to potential infection vectors that are frequented by all types of adware. Software-bundling installers from websites with poor safety records, downloads from software piracy sources and downloads distributed through advertisements are some of the major means adware may use to compromise your computer. Although EExsTrACuoupOn currently is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program, any PUP also may be installed with a threat, and the security issues of EExsTrACuoupOn add-ons, alone, scarcely are negligible.

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