Publicity marked as ads by Webwaltz are opening up all the time in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer? This means you’ve been infected by a malicious software. In this post you’ll find a step by step guide to remove Webwaltz’ ads. See the following screen shots of this kind of publicity:
What’s WebWaltz?
WebWaltz is a browser plugin for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, and is behind the ads coming from Webwaltz in every website you visit. Here’s an example of the Webwaltz add-on in Firefox:
Since the very first moment Webwaltz is installed in your computer, it will insert its publicity in every possible corner. This adware is distributed from different sources: we can find it on their “official” website, or you could have been infected without knowing it with fake plug-ins or other free software found in download or streaming websites.
How did WebWaltz end up in my computer?
This unwanted program was installed in your computer with one goal in mind: to analyze your online activity so every ad offered can match your preferences. Clearly this publicity will pay the adware author for it. Every data recollected by this adware is saved in commercial databases to be sold afterwards. You should know that every ad either seen or followed will become a source of payment for the adware author. Which is why they are so interested in showing as many as possible.
It’s very common to find adware attached to free software, so you must always check thoroughly what’s offered before installing such software. Don’t click too fast on “Next” before making sure you can customize through an “Advanced” option. By customizing it you will be able to remove any optional software you don’t want.
Here’s a more concrete example of the way WebWaltz is offered with other software (in this case MagnoPlayer, a fake video player offered in streaming websites).
If you press “Next” without un-checking the case “I want to install WebWaltz” this unwanted program will be installed in your computer, and it won’t be the only one, as PepperZip will also be installed among others. Be very aware of what you’re doing while installing software from the net.
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