Browser Shop is listed as an adware and a PUP (potentially unwanted program) due to several malicious actions that it performs. It is a browser extension that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Even though developers of this adware promise that it will enhance you web browsing by providing deals and coupons that will save your time and money, it is not true and you should not believe that. Most of the time those ads show up on e-commerce websites like eBay or Amazon and offers you to buy some goods at a better price rate. You should not click on those offers as they come from third parties websites and once you do that you will be immediately redirected to third website that may be infected and do harm to your computer. Furthermore, Browser Shop will gather your personal data like browsing history or most visited sites and search queries. They will transfer this data to mentioned third parties and they will use it to adjust their ads according to this information to make them more attractive to you. Many cyber security specialists identifies this program as a malicious one and you should definitely not keep it on your computer.
As most adware, Browser Shop is distributed via other software that can be found on the Internet. If you want to stay clean of this adware, you need to pay attention to installation process of software downloaded from a suspicious looking website. Do not skip any steps and make sure you opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. Read all terms and conditions as well. If you see some additional adware being installed that you are not aware of – do not allow it. In case your computer is already infected, we highly recommend to scan it with a trustworthy anti-malware program like Spyhunter or malwarebytes and it will remove threat automatically. You can perform this manually as well, just follow our step-by-step Browser Shop removal guide.
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