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Lucid Movies Ads

Posted: February 8, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 16
First Seen: February 8, 2016
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Lucid Movies is a small adware plugin that may be compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Lucid Movies says that it offers access to a free movie library. In theory, when the users install Lucid Movies, they should be able to watch movies for free. However, there are many arguments to decline the suggestions to download Lucid Movies. The extension is not a stand-alone program for movie streaming. Lucid Movies simply redirects the user towards different third-party sites. Even if some of them let you watch movies without paying, you can reach them without the intermediation of Lucid Movies. Some of the advertised sites may suggest you pay for some premium features. In exchange for the increased Web traffic, the developers of Lucid Movies may get referral commissions. The absence of real utility is not the only reason to keep Lucid Movies away. Lucid Movies also may make your surfing sessions less enjoyable because Lucid Movies may insert aggressive commercial materials. As you go to your favorite sites, you may encounter many more pop-ups, banners and in-text ads than usual. There may even be embedded YouTube videos on some platforms. Whenever you click on an ad by Lucid Movies, its developers will receive pay-per-click commissions. You should act with caution if some of the discounts and coupons attract your interest. Lucid Movies is rather questionable so the legitimacy of its partners may not be verified. Some of them may try to deceive you to install Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) or corrupted tools by introducing them as reliable updates. If you didn't install Lucid Movies from its official site, Lucid Movies might have come in a software bundle. You should consider deleting Lucid Movies with a reliable security application to fix your Web clients and maintain the stability of your system.

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Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LucidMovies%PROGRAMFILES%\LucidMovies%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LucidMovies
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