Do the names ad by Clock Hand, powered by Clock Hand, or Clock Hand Ads look familiar to you? Do you see them side by side with ads that cover every possible corner of the websites you visit? This clearly means you’ve been infected by an unwanted adware. We say “unwanted” adware because an adware on it’s own doesn’t necessarily is unwanted… Clock Hand on the other hand unwanted because it’s only goal is to show you ads while making money at your expense. We can also compare it with a spyware because it registers and saves in remote databases every move you make on the net. Specially the websites you saw, your browsing history, your installed software, your IP address, etc… in this way it can profile you better.
Just because Clock Hand has quite an attractive website it doesn’t mean it’s a legit program, so don’t let this fool you. This can’t be a a legit program form the minute that it’s own installation is as hidden as possible. It is actually packaged with some free and popular software found in some download platforms. This is why you should always be vigilant when downloading and installing software in your system. You must always customize your installations!
This is an example of an install program offering Clock Hand: