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SecretCreditCard Ads

Posted: January 23, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 35
First Seen: January 23, 2016
Last Seen: January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows


SecretCreditCard is a Web browser extension that promises to improve your online shopping experience by providing you with cashback offers, promotions, coupon codes, discounts, and price comparisons that can help you find the best deals available. This may seem like a great offer, but we assure you that SecretCreditCard isn't an extension that can be of use to save money while shopping for products on the Web. In reality, this is an adware extension whose purpose is to display paid advertisements in the user's Web browser, therefore promoting affiliate links and other content that may bring money to the authors of SecretCreditCard extension.

The SecretCreditCard extension has an official Web page that offers users to download the software's installer. However, most users who have SecretCreditCard adware on their computers didn't install this software on purpose. This particular adware may use software bundling to reach users across the globe, and this is why it is important to observe closely the installation instructions of all software you install. Software installers bundled with SecretCreditCard adware may promote the utility as a helpful tool that can enhance anyone's online shopping experience. However, now that you are familiar with SecretCreditCard's true purpose, you know better than to fall for these cheap tricks, and you must remember always to decline offers to install SecretCreditCard or other suspicious 3rd-party software you didn't download on purpose.

If the extension is already on your computer, then your Web browser may display 'SecretCreditCard Ads' whenever you attempt to use it This problem isn't threatening, but it may diminish your Web browsing experience, and that's why you should remove the SecredtCreditCard browser extension as soon as you can.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



SecretCreditCard_Setup.exe File name: SecretCreditCard_Setup.exe
Size: 997.67 KB (997672 bytes)
MD5: 3629ce815663a7081315aa7bc63247b5
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\SecretCreditCard%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SecretCreditCard
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