Key Shift is a name attached to a malicious unwanted program who takes advantage of users lack of attention when installing new software to end up in their computers. Once installed, Key Shift will start following and saving information about our every move online, while also showing ads non-stop.
The ads that Key Shift broadcasts, will appear in every possible corner of your screen. They can choose to appear among the content of your visited websites (banners, underlined words, pop-ups), or they will open up new tabs and windows on its own or responding to clicks coming from you. It’s common that this ads are tagged as: Ads by Key Shift or Powered by Key Shift.
To avoid this kind of annoyance, it’ extremely important to be aware and reject any optional software offered in setup programs (specially those of free software coming from the net). You can reject such installations by deselecting any pre-selected cases by default.
Even though Key Shift has an official website, it’s not available for download there. This website exists as an attempt to look like a trustworthy and legit software, and to make public their conditions of use where they list some of the malicious actions the software executes.
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