AdvancedModule (by Spigot) is an adware program that displays pop-up ads and unwanted advertisements on web pages that you visit. These advertisements will be shown as boxes containing coupons, as underlined keywords (in-text ads), pop-up ads or advertising banners.
AdvancedModule is commonly bundled with other free programs that you download off of the Internet. Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed AdvancedModule without your knowledge.
Once the AdvancedModule adware is installed, whenever you will browse the Internet, users may experience redirects to different websites or unwanted advertisements. These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the adware publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.
When a computer is infected with the AdvancedModule adware, other common symptoms include:
Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
Connects to different websites without your knowledge
Tracking your activity while you browse the Internet
Starts automatically with Windows
Adds a background Windows Service
Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user’s knowledge.
To make matters worse, you will also find that AdvancedModule will cause your computer to act more sluggish or for your web browser to freeze.
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