UniDeals is a new potentially unwanted program, actually is a new version of UniSales. These kind of unwanted programs are growing by the minute, becoming more and more difficult to get rid of. They can’t be classified as virus, because they are not always dangerous but they are without a doubt annoying, that explains the “potentially unwanted” part of their name. However, the truth is that they getting even more annoying.
How can I tell if I’m being affected by UniDeals?
If you suddenly noticed your computer or your browser acting slow without a plausible explanation, and you also notice ads marked as “ads by UniDeals” like the one shown below, you can be sure that UniDeals has become a host of your PC. Here’s the example mentioned before:
How did I get infected by UniDeals?
Software such as UniDeals are not new. It has become more common for download platforms to distribute them in exchange they get an easy to win payment. Even Sourceforge, an open source projects platform, has been adding these unwanted programs to their downloads, without the permission of the software’s developers, making these software work as bait…
Please notice the following screen shot of a setup program for Media Downloader (a fake software) commonly found in streaming websites. If you go too fast and click on Accept you’ll be giving your permission to install UniDeals and a whole group of other unwanted programs.
What’s the real risk of keeping UniDeals?
As we mentioned, it’s not a virus, however when you install it you didn’t read the long list of General Conditions of Use published in their official website. By installing it you have given the software permission to register everything you do in the net, and to have that data shared (which in reality means sold). In conclusion, besides getting a slow computer and ads in every possible corner, you’re also going to be constantly tracked.