Tuesday, September 23, 2014

What is Surf and Keep ads ?

Surf and Keep ads is an adware software that works as advertisement service indentured to produce harmful advertisements, pop-up adverts, coupon alerts, drop down adverts and others to make Internet browsing experience misery for the people. As an ad-supported application programmed by the cyber hackers, it endorses specific products and in return earns revenue from it. Any casual click on any of its advertisements will forward you to some unwanted web pages which will be full of advertisement deals. It is really complex to find how this adware distributes, as it utilizes different platforms or places to do so. It may get into your PC via no cost downloads, fake updates and various different ways.

Since it’s not a hazardous process itself, so may not be called a virus but it does amends windows system security settings along with web browsers settings and is spread by freeware programs. It is only planned to track or examine your browsing behaviors using perilous sites and earn benefit from it. Any time you utilize any of the services or deals offered by this Surf and Keep ads, it either gets benefited from the same or earns revenue on return. It is advised to always read the ‘Terms & Agreements’ properly before installing any programs on your system and never click [Next] button too fast during the installation process. All the time explore the Custom or Advanced options during the installation to discover is there any malevolent software provided in conjunction with the freeware.

What Surf and Keep ads Actually Does to Your PC & Browser?

Surf and Keep ads when enters into your operating system start making several changes. It slowly hijacks your browser and changes the way your browser use to behave earlier. You see a new browser homepage that you didn‘t set up. Whenever you try to click on any link or a search engine result it sent you to an unknown site. You will find new toolbar and application in your system. It affects your PC with excessive advertisements that disturbs your browsing habits. It displays ads based on users browsing history. Sometime the ads are popping in your computer when you are connected to Internet but not surfing web. It waits for the right time and then attacks the user‘s PC with lots of unwanted pop-up ads. It disrupts your system by sending you to unfamiliar site that are filled with pop-up ads. Thus it is very important to delete Surf and Keep ads as soon as your detect it. Here are the effects of this malware in brief -

Displays excessive targeted advertisements and commercials.
Browser‘s homepage and other browser settings change.
Unnecessary extension or add-on and toolbar installation.
Silently tracks the browsing behavior of the user.
Collects confidential user information and dispatches them to cyber criminals.
Why Antivirus Program is Not Enough for PC Protection?

It is really a ‘BIG‘ wakeup call for those who rely only on antivirus programs for their PC protection. Since the time when viruses came into existence, we were told to use antivirus software to protect our computers. But normally, antivirus programs can only identify the piece of malware which is present in their database and prevent the computer from them only. It just alerts you about the malicious infections present in the computer system and removes them. Even the updated version of antivirus software is not able to tackle the emerging viruses because by the time your security program gets ready to cope up with those threats they already did their work. Several computer users have reported this situation and “TRUST ME” they are not happy with their so called antivirus programs.

But the good news is that you have antispyware software‘s like SpyHunter Antispyware to help you to protect your computer from unwanted pop-ups, trending online infections and other security threats that cause problem to your computer and browser. If you are thinking that the antispyware software is not of use then you are absolutely wrong because these days computer infections and their makers are very smart and if you want to save your PC from then you always have to be one step ahead of them. So, to keep track and deal with trending malware like Surf and Keep ads or any other similar threats you must include antispyware program in quiver of your security tools.

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