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Oliverbrowser.com

Posted: November 28, 2013

Oliverbrowser.com is a domain linked to non-consensual browser pop-ups caused by low-level PC threats, with symptoms very similar to adware and other browser-based PUPs. While malware analysts haven't confirmed any evidence of harmful intentions on the part of Oliverbrowser.com's owners, they do warn that Oliverbrowser.com pop-ups do have some indirect associations with attempted attacks that try to install threats either automatically or under false pretenses. All of the usual defenses against browser-based PC threats remain relevant dealing with Oliverbrowser.com pop-ups, and the best response to repeated Oliverbrowser.com pop-ups always is to disinfect your PC with appropriate security software.

Why Your Browser Keeps Bumping into Oliver

Without marketing, independent content or any other reasons for you to visit Oliverbrowser.com, you usually will not see Oliverbrowser.com unless your browser has been forced to load Oliverbrowser.com – which usually occurs through the functions of browser hijackers, adware and other Web browser-modifying PC threats. Recently-confirmed PC threats for these attacks are limited in compatibility to Internet Explorer, although most browsers may be exploited in an identical fashion. As with most recent PC threats developed for that browser, Oliverbrowser.com pop-up-delivering threats seems to have full compatibility with the latest versions of Windows.

Symptoms of these attacks usually are limited to pop-ups for Oliverbrowser.com and other websites, including unreliable ones, that launch automatically whenever you load an unrelated website. Malware experts have seen some cases of Oliverbrowser.com pop-ups being used alongside pop-ups that attempted to install fake software updates, which usually are deliverers for unsafe software. Since these pop-ups may use exploits that install threats immediately on an unprotected PC, you never should assume that failing to click a link from an Oliverbrowser.com pop-up is the only thing you need to do to keep your system safe.

Giving Oliverbrowser.com Pop-Ups the Brushoff

Even without Oliverbrowser.com being confirmed as a dedicated compromised site, the behavior of associated PC threats that use Oliverbrowser.com to deliver Web content automatically always is a PC security issue that should be resolved quickly. This is especially true with the involvement of risky software that modifies your browser to load pop-ups without showing any form of independent program entries, files or components that could be removed to stop these pop-ups from appearing. With the installation methods being used to install Oliverbrowser.com pop-up-launching threats still in doubt, malware researchers have no better advice to offer than to continue avoiding sites that may be hazardous to your computer – particularly free software sites that often bundle browser hijackers or adware with their downloads.

If Oliverbrowser.com pop-ups ever begin showing up on your browser regardless of the sites you're trying to visit, your PC most likely is infected, no matter whether or not you've installed any adware lately. Considering the level of subterfuge involved in the current formats of these PC threats, uninstalling Oliverbrowser.com-related software from your computer always should use appropriate and up-to-date anti-malware programs.

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