Right Coupon

Posted: March 20, 2014

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	199

First Seen:	March 24, 2014
Last Seen:	September 13, 2021
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Right Coupon is adware that displays advertisements in your Web browser, seemingly as an assistant for online shopping activities. Although Right Coupon's real shopping benefits are highly dubious, malware researchers have found real security issues with Right Coupon's functions, including ones that could lead to your PC being compromised by other unwanted or threatening software. Although you may formulate a different opinion, deleting Right Coupon is the recommended response to any sign of its presence in your Web browser, and the use of security products with anti-adware features always should be preferred over the risks of removing this adware personally.

What Happens to Your Browser When You've Selected the Wrong Source for Coupons

Coupon-themed adware programs continue to be the rage in 2014, with new products like Right Coupon joining old adware such as Coupon Pigeon, Lucky Leap and BetterDeals advertisements. Although Right Coupon makes claims of giving your browser special discounts that wouldn't be available elsewhere, malware researchers have found limited, tangible benefits from its advertisements. Since Right Coupon loads its advertisement content without allowing you to disable Right Coupon or determine how Right Coupon is formatted, Right Coupon also may cause security and performance issues as follows:

Right Coupon may slow your browser's loading times, or even interrupt navigation to other websites to display its advertisements.
Because adware programs aren't known for their judicious selection of safe Content Delivery Networks, Right Coupon's advertisements also may be threatening in and of themselves. Right Coupon advertisements may be used to attack your PC with exploits that install threats or redirect you to misleading actions that collect privileged information.

Right Coupon also may install updates for itself automatically, adding additional problems besides the primary ones listed here. Since Right Coupon, unlike legitimate products, doesn't engage in any above table marketing or provide communication avenues for its company, malware experts are unable to verify any other plans or intentions for Right Coupon's functions.

Making the Right Decisions When Dealing with Right Coupon's Advertisements

Right Coupon isn't categorized as a threat, but its overall poor business practices make Right Coupon a likely source of other problems for your PC, even when discounting its advertisements. Because Right Coupon's history includes examples of difficulties with deleting Right Coupon in full, malware researchers find the use of anti-adware tools highly relevant for removing Right Coupon. Similar tools also can scan your PC for other software that may be installed through Right Coupon advertisements or the same sources as Right Coupon.

Right Coupon, like many other adware programs, often is distributed through bundled installers. These bundles may not make any mention of the additional software included in them, or may misrepresent Right Coupon as a beneficial program. Thankfully, malware experts have found that competent PC security products have high detection rates for typical adware bundles, which should let you avoid Right Coupon advertisements before they ever start to appear.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

C:\Program Files (x86)\SearchNewTab\vCeJ18ZAG.x64.dll

File name: vCeJ18ZAG.x64.dll
Size: 474.62 KB (474624 bytes)
MD5: 51869d78edfbeb04d0805522d9232518
Detection count: 89
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\SearchNewTab\vCeJ18ZAG.x64.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 11, 2022

C:\ProgramData\YoutubeAdblocker\kY.exe

File name: kY.exe
Size: 424.44 KB (424448 bytes)
MD5: 18c75d6e6235019d9d92dd51ff43cc3b
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\YoutubeAdblocker\kY.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 13, 2021

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\RightCoupon%PROGRAMFILES%\RightCoupon%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\RightCoupon