Got.drivemace.net

Got.drivemace.net is a site associated with adware attacks, including pop-up advertisements that may be sources of attacks against your PC. While malware experts haven't found any evidence of Got.drivemace.net loading unsafe content when visited directly, third party content delivered through Got.drivemace.net does have a non-negligible chance of promoting disguised threat downloads, phishing attacks and other PC threats. Of course, any recurring pop-ups for Got.drivemace.net or similar sites also tend to be symptoms of adware issues themselves, and the removal of Got.drivemace.net adware with a tried and tested anti-malware product should be taken for granted as the most sensible response.

Got.drivemace.net: a Pop-Up Bludgeon Applied Directly to the Head of Your Browser

The reliable profits of online advertising make partnering with advertising networks an attractive offer for many software developers, but this, unfortunately, applies to the developers of threatening software and Potentially Unwanted Programs just as much as to legitimate software products. Got.drivemace.net is one of the innumerable domains currently used to load these pop-up advertisements, which usually may be launched without giving you options for disabling them. Adware programs installed through bundles are the archetypal example of software that may use Got.drivemace.net pop-ups, but some Trojans and other PC threats also have been known to include such functions.

While simple advertisements may be all you ever see from Got.drivemace.net, Got.drivemace.net also has the potential to deliver attacks, either willingly or by mistake. Common advertising-based threats to your PC may include:

• Disguised attempts to steal your information, otherwise known as 'phishing.' An advertisement may pretend to be from a reputable company that needs your information, offer you 'free' prizes in exchange or ask you to sign up for a simple survey.
• Fraudulent system messages that try to install rogue security programs under the excuse that they're fixing your computer. Reports of Registry errors and/or spyware infections are especially common.
• Exploit-based attacks that may install threats onto your PC as seen with other threats such as the Blackhole Exploit Kit, the Magnitude Exploit Kit and the Sibhost Exploit Kit.

Getting Your Browser at a Safe Distance from Got.drivemace.net

With the state of security for the non-consensual display of third party advertisements being what it is, malware researchers would consider repeating Got.drivemace.net pop-ups to be significant security issues for your PC. This is particularly applicable if you haven't taken any steps to protect your browser from the attacks noted previously. Standard means of protection can include updating software to reduce exploitable vulnerabilities, disabling scripted content and using a reputable, but unpopular Web browser that's unlikely to be targeted by attacks. User education also comes into play, since malware experts often find pop-ups attacks used with a healthy dose of social engineering techniques.

Got.drivemace.net adware and other pop-up-generating programs usually should be deleted through anti-malware tools with a vested interest in disinfecting your PC as thoroughly as possible. Although many adware programs are PUPs that have little to no interest in harming your PC, they may be installed by Trojans and other threats that may not be obviously visible.