When it comes to online shopping there will never be enough programs that help you to save money, and there will always be programs that may threaten your system security. WebSparkle is one of thos ambiguous applications, that are not exactly malware infections, but then again they cannot be trusted either. This coupon application promotes itself via its official website at websparkle.biz, however, at the time of writing it has been impossible to download and install the application. Consequently, WebSparkle comes across as a suspicious potentially unwanted program that should be removed from your PC immediately.
There are actually quite a few browser extensions that function just as WebSparkle. For example, BrowseFox and LemurLeap can be encountered on their own respective home pages that share the exactly same layout as WebSparkle’s website. All of these applications say that they can provide you with coupon deals and discount offers at popular online shopping malls, such as Amazon, BestBuy or eBay. Although that is partially truth, one cannot trust all the coupons and deals displayed by WebSparkle. The reason behind that is the fact that this extension makes use of third party advertising network to collect its coupons.
It means that most of the content displayed by this application is not covered by its privacy policy, and pop-up ads might even contain corrupted links to dangerous websites. It is not uncommon for such applications as WebSparkle to be exploited by malicious third parties so you need to think carefully before you install on your computer.
Some users may claim that they had no intention to install WebSparkle and they have no idea where the application has come from. Such an impression might occur if WebSparkle comes bundled with freeware and you install it automatically, without really checking all the setup steps for the program you are installing on your computer. If the program you are installing is free of charge (like codec, file converter or a media player) it is VERY likely to carry some additional software with it, and you need to check all the installation steps carefully in order to avoid such applications as WebSparkle.
Luckily, WebSparkle has an entry in the installed programs list on Windows Control Panel. It means that you can terminate it manually. However, that is not the end, because there might be other potentially dangerous programs in your system, and in order to find them you should scan your system with SpyHunter free scanner. Terminate any regenerative threats with a legitimate antimalware tool and safeguard your system against similar security risks.
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