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Super Great Ads

Posted: August 12, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 344
First Seen: August 7, 2015
Last Seen: February 13, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Super Great is an ad-supported browser plugin by the infamous company SuperWeb LLC. Unlike some types of freeware that generate ads as a side function, the creation of pop-ups, banners, in-text and interstitial ads is the primary task of Super Great. Since this adware doesn't offer any other features, its developers have no other way to advertise it except as a shopping enhancer. Allegedly, this questionable application will keep you informed of the best deals at the moment, which should allow you to buy products at a good price. The actual reason for the existence of Super Great is not so honorable. It will not be exaggerated to say that Super Great tries to exploit its clients. Whenever the person considers any ad to be interesting and clicks on it, the people behind the adware will receive revenues in the form of referral commissions. This advertising model is known as Pay Per Click (PPC). To make the displayed content more appealing to the particular user, which would maximize the profits, the dubious add-on carefully tracks the surfing history and the presence of cookies. This process explains why shortly after you search for some product, the ads may start displaying offers about it. The PPC strategy has its risks because this way the owners of malicious or fraudulent pages can increase the incoming Internet traffic. To maintain your PC safe, you should not click on the pop-ups and banners by Super Great. Since the adware often harms the functionality of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, the best course of action is to delete it altogether.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Super GreatSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Super GreatSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Super GreatSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util Super GreatSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util Super GreatSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Super GreatSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util Super GreatSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Util Super GreatHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Super Great

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Super Great%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Super Great%Temp%\Super Great
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