Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups

Posted: May 26, 2013

Threat Metric

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Ranking:	12,329
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	232

First Seen:	May 28, 2013
Last Seen:	August 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups are a symptom of an infection by a PUP, adware program or browser hijacker that launches pop-ups, redirects or other content related to the Pagerte.net website. In the past, malware researchers previously have seen Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups mostly occur as the result of the installation of an undesired browser add-on, but PC threats that generate Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups also may be installed through means such as drive-by-downloads from exploit kits, fake software updates and mislabeled links. Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups have not been found to be used to display extremely hostile web content, but still should be disabled as a basic way of maintaining your web-browsing safety. Most anti-malware products should find a minimum of challenge in stopping Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups, which tend to be linked to basic and low-level threats.

Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups: Slipping into Your Browser Through the Thinnest of Cracks

Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups usually are created after the installation, whether intentionally or accidentally, of a browser add-on of questionable value, such as FindLyrics (a plugin that often includes Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups and related side effects). Depending on the manner that they're implemented, Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups may trigger in one type of browser or in all browsers on your PC indiscriminately. Currently, malware experts only have seen PC threats causing Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups in Windows operating systems, including the most recent versions of that OS.

Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups may display unwanted advertisements and other kinds of irrelevant content, but haven't been found to be used as vehicles for the promotion of high-level threats. However, there has been at least one example of Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups being used to display fake Flash Player updates, which are one of the favored vehicles for the installation of many low-level PC threats (browser hijackers, adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs).

Why Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups Can Be More than Just a New Window to Close

Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups also often are just one of multiple symptoms of a browser-based infection. Some other side effects that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers find come up commonly along with Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups include:

Content injections into other sites without your permission. These injections can display links, text advertisements or banners.
Homepage changes that force your browser to load Pagerte.net and Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups automatically.
Problems navigating to other sites via links.
Garbled website content (usually as a side effect of a mismanaged content injection or related attack).

Such nuisances never should be considered a tolerable state for your browser to operate in over prolonged periods of time, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also must categorize Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups as a small security risk to boot. To be certain of deleting all components of the PC threat that launches these Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups, you should stop Kaq.Pagerte pop-ups with an appropriate anti-malware scanner at your leisure.

Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups

Threat Metric

Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups: Slipping into Your Browser Through the Thinnest of Cracks

Why Kaq.Pagerte Pop-Ups Can Be More than Just a New Window to Close

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