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RoyalAds

Posted: August 17, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 64
First Seen: August 17, 2015
Last Seen: May 14, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

If your browsers start loading certain pop-ups and banners labeled as "Ads by RoyalAds", your system is undoubtedly under the influence of adware. These questionable applications attach towards all available web clients as extensions. As a result, during your browsing sessions, you will be exposed to various commercial materials, regardless if you use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The adware named "Royal" may receive access to your machine during the installation of third-party freeware. Many programs with questionable legitimacy try to evade the attention of the user thanks to this delivery method, known as "bundling". Luckily, you can easily oppose this tactic as long as you perform the setup process through the "Custom" guide, which provides detailed information about all components. When the suspicious add-on settles into the PC, it will quickly change some settings of the web clients. It may replace the default homepage with another site, typically some low-quality search engine. As you travel from one page to another, you may notice excessive amounts of pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and cleverly positioned in-text ads. Some of these marketing elements lead to e-commerce sites with unproven legitimacy while others encourage you to install some questionable software like unknown media players. The content of the new ads is based on your browsing history, which explains why you may find them user-relevant. However, they may take you towards unsafe platforms, so that it is not advisable to click on them. Fortunately, this adware is easy to remove in case you perform a system scan with an advanced security application.

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