Ads by Sale-o is an adware that shows pop-ups with publicity when you surf the web. These ads might show up as a pop-up or as boxes full with discount coupons (some of them might even seem interesting), or fake messages like “Congratulations, you’ve won a prize”, “Warning!! Your PC is infected”, etc… This kind of unwanted program usually tries to guide you towards downloading some disreputable tools like tool-bars, optimization software, etc… All so they can get more money.
Here’s an example of publicity shown by ads by Sale-o.
Sale-o’s real goal is to increase their editor income. It will create traffic some particular websites (the ones seen in the ads), and will also collect personal data to be sold afterwards. It’s usually installed with administrator rights, making it really easy for it to search and collect a lot more info like installed software, browsing history and every other move you do on your computer.
Sale-o is rarely alone, it’s usually installed with a lot more adwares… Use the following guide to completely clean your PC from all unwanted programs.
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