Srv1.mediads.info

Srv1.mediads.info is a Web traffic analytics server that may be associated with unwanted adware programs. Symptoms of such software being installed may include a slowed Web browser or seeing advertisements in inappropriate Web pages, and may affect any browser compatible with the relevant adware. Unless Srv1.mediads.info is a native part of the advertising content of a website, malware researchers recommend using anti-adware tools to restore your browser to its previous state.

The Media that Serves Itself to You

Srv1.mediads.info is a sub-domain designed to sort and track traffic for advertising affiliates, providing no services when visited directly, but sometimes seen in advertisement-heavy sites. As a business, Srv1.mediads.info could be considered suspicious for its use of a domain registration privacy service, but doesn't host threatening content or provide any reasons for categorizing Srv1.mediads.info as a threatening website. Malware experts only took greater than usual interest in Srv1.mediads.info after seeing various adware campaigns using this domain.

Current samples of Srv1.mediads.info adware have shown their compatibility with the Chrome and Firefox browsers, and ordinarily are installed via bundles or other, equally non-consensual download methods. The symptoms malware experts can verify so far may include:

• Unusual script errors may appear from Srv1.mediads.info advertisements failing to load properly.
• Your website loading times may increase noticeably.
• New tabs and windows referencing Srv1.mediads.info may open automatically.

Script loading issues are especially frequent with many forms of adware associated with the use of Srv1.mediads.info's services. Although Fast Save 1.1 is a Chrome-specific extension known for using Srv1.mediads.info, this domain has used its services with various adware products since 2012, including ones for other browsers.

Most samples of Srv1.mediads.info-related adware fail to provide informed consent for their installation processes and don't display themselves as active add-ons in the affected Web browser's settings.

Getting Back to Choosing Your Own Browser Advertisements

Srv1.mediads.info is not a threatening site, but the business practices associated with Srv1.mediads.info could result in harm coming to your PC indirectly. Srv1.mediads.info and servers like it may distribute online phishing tactics, fraudulent software updates and other attacks that seek to collect information or compromise your PC with the installation of threatening software unintentionally. Uninstalling adware associated with Srv1.mediads.info, therefore, is a response almost guaranteed to offer increased browser security, along with any general performance benefits.

Although some adware programs may allow their uninstallation to take place quietly, many programs in this category make efforts to prevent their removal. PC users who suspect their browsers of being modified by software using Srv1.mediads.info advertisements should use dependable anti-adware programs to scan their machines for PUPs and other threats. This means of restoring your browser also has the added benefit of identifying many of the common methods of adware distribution, such as Trojans like Win32/Heur.dropper, which may be responsible for other security issues.