In summary, the presence of unwanted software on devices can lead to system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft. The collected data is then shared with and/or sold to third-parties. Targeted information includes: visited URLs, viewed pages, searched queries, IP addresses/ geolocations, personally identifiable details, finance-related data, and so forth. Furthermore, some of these adverts can infiltrate software (e.g., PUAs) into systems - when they are clicked on.Īdware usually has data tracking abilities, and Youtube Ad Blocker is not an exception to this. Intrusive advertisements endorse a variety of sale-based, untrustworthy, rogue, deceptive/scam, compromised, and even malicious sites. They seriously diminish the browsing experience by overlaying webpage content and slowing down the browsing speed. This software can deliver various pop-ups, surveys, banners, coupons, and other intrusive ads. Due to the dubious methods used to distribute adware-type products, they are also categorized as PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).Īdware enables the placement of third-party graphical content on any visited website and/or different interfaces. Additionally, Youtube Ad Blocker spies on users' browsing activity. However, instead of blocking ads - this piece of software delivers intrusive advert campaigns.
It is endorsed as a tool to eliminate advertisements on the YouTube video-hosting platform. Youtube Ad Blocker is a rogue browser extension classified as adware.
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