pop-up blocker: Poper Blocker snoopware WARNING

[BrenGun 2261]

While installing the newest edition of Malwarebytes, the program pointed me to an app I installed in chrome: 

Poper Blocker seemed to be have snoopware inside. 

I'm not sure if this is only for mobile users or if the snoopware also hit's our PC's. While running Malwarebytes now, I don't find any threat. 

But to be sure I gonna run some security checks.  If I find something I will let you guys know. 

 

Anyway if you have it installed, be sure to deinstal it and to run some security checks to clean up your device again.

 

This has been found quite recently (at the end of July)

Also in the article, there are more popup blockers mentioned. 

So be sure to check it out, and bookmark it! 

 

So while googling the thing, I came across this article.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/snoopware-installed-by-11-million-ios-android-chrome-and-firefox-users/

 

and on reddit:

 

 

[suji 8317]

Just use the popup blocker built on your browser?  sorry to hear that.

 

Thought this was another bot post at first

[BrenGun 2261]

41 minutes ago, suji said:

Just use the popup blocker built on your browser?  sorry to hear that.

 

Thought this was another bot post at first

build in don't block all popup.

most dangerous popups don't get blocked by the build in. 

 

 

 

 

😂 I don't post bot posts!