Premium Download Manager is a download management tool. If you notice it’s installed in your computer you probably noticed first the unexpected ads tagged as Powered by Premium Download Manager or Ads by Premium Download Manager, probably as pop-up like the one shown below:
These ads are indeed liked to Premium Download Manager. Even though the tool itself works, it also works as a Trojan, because their goal is to be installed in a large amount of computers so they can show as many ads as possible.
To achieve a high amount of installations, Premium Download Manager counts on people being distracted when installing free software. They know very well that most people won’t read what’s included in a setup program. This is why Premium Download Manager is packaged with many freewares. Here’s an example of a non-official Chrome installer also offering Premium Download Manager.
If you ever encounter an install program like this for Chrome, close it ASAP! Premium Download Manager‘s developers are aware of the popularity of some software and choose them to add their program and achieve a large number of installs. If you fail to customize the install process you’ll end up with a malware zoo…
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