WordSurfer is the name of a malicious software that gets installed in a large number of computers by attaching itself to free software whose installer has been modified by free downloads platforms; the fact that you forget to customize such install process allows WordSurfer and many other programs to enter your computer. WordSurfer can also be found attached to fake updates offered by streaming websites (often these updates pretend to be for Java or Flash).
WordSurfer is installed to accomplish two goals: first of all to broadcast as much ads as possible, and to save personal data about ourselves.
These ads are inserted directly onto the content of every website we visit, ruining their visual look and affecting the proper execution of anything displayed in our screens. It’s easy to identify ads coming from WordSurfer, because they can be seen with the tags Ads by WordSurfer or WordSurfer Ads.
WordSurfer has its own shiny official website, however the only reason they built this website for, is to give the software a legitimate look whilst taking the chance to publish their conditions of use.
Be aware that you have accepted all of this conditions the minute you let it be installed in your computer, whether you did it on purpose or not…
You should always download software from its developers official website and avoid websites like download.com, softonic, 01Net, etc.. as they are known for attaching this kind of malicious software to their downloads.
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