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OfferssDirect

Posted: November 14, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 3
First Seen: April 21, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

OfferssDirect is an adware extension, which claims to improve the users' online shopping experience by providing them with information about the best coupons, promotions and offers available online. According to the add-on's official website, OfferssDirect should enhance the experience of users by also giving them access to price comparison charts, as well as helping them find the best price online for specific products. Although this may sound like a great choice for avid online shoppers, you should keep in mind that OfferssDirect's offers may often contain affiliate links, which means that the extension's developers may receive a percentage of all purchases made through this link. This is also likely to mean that they will prefer to promote their affiliate links instead of offering the best price available, therefore rendering the OfferssDirect extension useless.

The coupon codes and promos that OfferssDirect displays on active Web browser windows also might be accompanied by unwanted ads that might be used to promote a broad range of products, services and websites. Often, adware extensions don't filter their marketing content so that it is possible that the users of OfferssDirect might be exposed to potentially harmful Web destinations or shady online marketplaces.

We've not received reports of OfferssDirect being included in software bundles yet so that it seems the only way to add this add-on to your Web browser is to install it either via the Chrome Store or the extension's official website. While OfferssDirect is not considered to be unsafe, most users are unlikely to find its 'features' useful. If you wish to uninstall OfferssDirect and get rid of the ads and offers it spawns in your opened tabs, then you can take care of the task in two ways. The first option is to use your Web browser's extension manager to uninstall OfferssDirect manually. The alternative way is to run a suitable PC security tool that will help eliminate OfferssDirect's files.

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