Deal Maverick is an adware also considered a PUP (meaning Potentially Unwanted Program). If you’re being affected by Deal Maverick, it’s a consequence of your own lack of attention when installing something new in your computer. If you wish to avoid this kind of issue from happening ever again, you must pay attention to every detail concerning a new installation (specially those of free software); you should also remember to always customize all install process so you can reject an pre-selected cases offering you optional software.
Deal Maverick ‘s goals are quite simple and straightforward, first of all to show as much ads as possible when you’re browsing the internet, but also spy on your online and offline activity. These ads can be seen as pop-ups, banners, or green/blue underlined words among the text of every visited website. They are usually seen tagged as Ads by Deal Maverick or Powered by Deal Maverick.
Even if Deal Maverick does have an official website, it’s not possible to download the software there. This page was published only to give the software the look of a legitimate software and also to make public their conditions of use where some of its malicious actions are explained in detail.
You should note that you have accepted all of these conditions when you installed the software, whether you did it on purpose or not.
Here’s an example of Deal Maverick ‘s install process:
And we can see it here comfortably at ease in Internet Explorer: