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Downloadme Ads

Posted: October 6, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 23
First Seen: October 6, 2015
Last Seen: May 9, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Downloadme is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may turn out to be far less helpful that you may be expecting in the beginning. Its simple website, which is download-me.info, encourages users to install the software if they want assistance for their downloads. However, this page is not the only place that you may use to download this software. Downloadme also may get access to your system when you load some third-party programs, whose license is commonly free. While the PUP may indeed help you download videos from YouTube and other similar platforms, there are quite a few reasons to search for an alternative application. Downloadme may create a set of ads that the majority of users deem as intrusive. These commercial materials may appear in large quantities. You may see them virtually everywhere and not only on shopping sites. Moreover, the PUP may create add-ons in all of your browser simultaneously, so no matter which client you launch, you are about to see the same unrequested modifications. Downloadme may put some questionable search site in the place of your default homepage. The presence of many pop-ups, banners, and eye-catching animations may worsen the performance of your browsers. Even if your PC is powerful, and you don't face any freezes, it is easy to get annoyed. The displayed coupons and discounts in some cases may be appealing, but they are frequently untrustworthy. Some of the ads may suggest you to take part in various surveys with the promise to win expensive rewards. Commonly, the final step of these surveys is to ask for your email, which may result in spam. Some of the commercial materials may lead to potentially harmful sites as well. All in all, you should consider performing an in-depth scan to delete Downloadme from your PC.

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The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\DownloadMe%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DownloadMe%PROGRAMFILES%\DownloadMe%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DownloadMe
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