Search Maven is the adware behind the ads marked as ad by Search Maven, powered by Search Maven or Search Maven Ads either in Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer. Here’s an example of what these ads might look like:
What is Search Maven?
Nothing more than the latest version developed by SuperWeb LLC of the BrowseFox adware; this explains of course why it’s detected under that name by several anti-virus. Seen for the first time in October 2014, this adware has recently resurfaced. Search Maven has its own official website, for no other reason that to make public the general conditions of use.
Is Search Maven dangerous?
Search Maven is not considered a virus but as a very annoying unwanted program. First reason for this is the tons of advertisement it shows without any warning; this will not only ruin the visual look of many websites, but will also take on a lot of your computer’s resources (memory, CPU) because those ads are inserted directly into the code in real time. Your PC will slow down and even stop working at all, making even the smallest of task nearly impossible to handle, whether your browsing the net or not.
Search Maven also works as a spy, in the sense that it registers everything you do while browsing, according to them this is done so they can show you personalized ads. Even though their terms of use promise all data will remain anonymous, there’s enough evidence to support us being doubtful of such promise.
How did I get infected with Search Maven?
Search Maven trusts that user won’t pay attention while installing new programs in their computers.This unwanted program is offered in setup programs for free software found is several websites such as download.com or sourceforge.com. Please avoid using this kind of setup programs, and if you really need them, make sure to take the time to customize it to remove every unwanted program that might be offered with your chosen software.
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