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Groover

Posted: September 8, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,209
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 3,047
First Seen: September 3, 2015
Last Seen: September 30, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Groover by Cupuacu Labs is one of the numerous web extensions that promise to save you time and money when you want to buy some product online. The actual impact of this adware on your surfing sessions may not be as enjoyable as you would expect. The small application will indeed show you coupons, discounts and some seemingly appealing deals. The first problem of the newly generated commercial materials is their quantity. They may literally overwhelm your web clients. It is important to note that Groover doesn't modify only your default browser but affects all of them, including the most popular Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. You are about to notice a series of banners, pop-ups and targeted videos during most of the time when you are online. These marketing elements may seize a considerable portion of your screen, and may even cover some important parts of the websites. It goes without saying that the presence of the ads may distract you. In case you open a few browser tabs at once or your PC is older, you may experience occasional freezes. The second worrisome aspect of Groover is that it may transfer you to pages that may represent a security risk for your system. A good part of the infections begin when the unsuspecting users are pointed towards dangerous parts of the web by adware. It is not very likely to save money thanks to Groover because the ads commonly lead to questionable shopping sites and buying anything from unknown platforms is not recommended. The official website of Groover is very hard to find, which means that the adware travels together with third-party freeware. If you want to stop seeing the annoying ads made by this suspicious extension, you need to delete it with powerful security software.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{3BD26DB4-07FB-41B8-83CF-E02EFE7CC4E9}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{7226AAD3-27D9-44C6-bD92-B9DE41F9802A}
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