AdPunisher

Posted by Lisa Blanc on October 9, 2015

What is AdPunisher?

AdPunisher is an ad-displaying program that is categorized as adware. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com recommend that you remove this program from your device as soon as possible. This program’s main objective is to flood your computer’s screen with undesirable and potentially dangerous promotions. AdPunisher’s ads are truly annoying and they will constantly get in the way and obstruct your browsing session. Furthermore, this adware program was built with the intention of automatically gathering non-personal information about you in order to improve its ability to determine and present more relevant tailored content. But there is nothing to be excited about as the ads will not become any more legitimate.

What does AdPunisher do?

This program’s name says it all. It punishes you with obnoxious ads that will constantly pop-up once you start browsing. The ads will appear on almost all websites, so there is no real way to avoid them. AdPunisher might subject you to ads that come as pop-ups, coupons, in-texts, content suggestions, and so on. If you choose to click an advertisement, you might get redirected to a malicious website which might contain malicious downloads that pose as Java or Adobe Flash updates. In such cases, your computer may become infected with more adware and browser hijackers that are quite a hard nut to crack.

You probably are not aware of the fact that AdPunisher and programs similar to it engage in information gathering as a means of improving the software, tailoring advertisements for a unique user, and even for selling it to third parties. The ads serve only one purpose, which is to generate web traffic to specific websites. That is how adware developers make a living, and it seems that malware-developing companies are growing like mushrooms. In any event, AdPunisher might gather information, such as browsing history, search history, ads clicked, Internet Protocol address, and so on. This information is not sensitive, provided that it is not linked with your personal information, but you should not entrust this information to an unreliable entity that we will now discuss.

Where does AdPunisher come from?

AdPunisher is based on the JustPlugIt engine developed by JustPlugIt Ltd. This developer is one of the more active ones as its adware releases are quite common. This developer gives its clients control of the program, so it is no surprise that it promotes potentially malicious content. This company has recently released programs called Trunk Of Savings, SaleSale, and TilDeal. So you should also get rid of these programs if you happen to encounter them in the future. We have yet to receive information about AdPunisher’s distribution methods, but it is probably distributed with the help of malicious software bundles.

How do I remove AdPunisher?

If you want to remove AdPunisher, then you should know that it also installs a browser extension that may be left behind after you remove its main program via Control Panel. AdPunisher can cause major issues if you allow it to remain on your computer. Its advertisements are truly annoying and are bound to promote other programs that might even be created by JustPlugIt Ltd itself. So do you yourself a favor and remove AdPunisher right away.