Remove Podoweb

Podoweb is an adware program, or potentially unwanted program that comes and latches on to the most commonly-used Internet browsers (Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer) as an add-on. Its goal is to insert a ton of ads into the web pages you visit, ads that are more or less appealing, in order to convince the user whose computer’s infected to click on them and therefore earn money for its designers (Editor’s note: on the web, each click on an ad spells money). This adware program doesn’t really get installed all on its own: Podoweb needs its victim’s help, which it gets by means of deception. It’s actually pretty common for cybercriminals to set up websites themselves, giving it content which is pretty popular in general: things having to do with videos, for example. When the user wants to watch one, a fake alert appears and offers to install an add-on on the browser under false pretexts (i.e., installing a new video codec). If the user accepts it, he or she will be installing a malware program directly into the browser without realizing it! Other spyware makers prefer to disguise their program so that the users get it mixed up with a popular software program. Once the installation is complete, Podoweb becomes an add-on or full program on your machine and begins displaying advertisements as much as possible…