Book Forth

Posted by Lisa Blanc on April 26, 2016

What is Book Forth?

It may be disappointing, but Book Forth is an adware application, and its primary intention is to display pop-ups with ads. Some users might think that the application would provide a huge database of e-books. Unfortunately, it works in a rather different manner as it simply redirects users to a website with books available online, but you can actually load the same site on your browser too. Apparently, those who created the application have only one goal, and that is to make money from your clicks. The adware shows a lot of third-party ads that redirect to their original web pages and help increase their traffic. In return, the application’s originators receive payment for each click. Although you participate in this, you get only annoying pop-ups that might redirect you to harmful websites with malware. If you no longer wish to risk your computer's security, you should delete the adware immediately. A removal guide and other details about the application are available further in the article. test test test

Where does Book Forth come from?

As we visited bookforth.com, we found a download button on the site, so some of the users might have installed the application intentionally. In this case, it is important to know that this installer could have been bundled with untrustworthy applications, such as browser hijackers, potentially unwanted programs, and others. As an example, we can name these programs: Celeb Wham, Royal Raid, Survey Dash. If you accepted the mentioned applications or other suspicious software, you should get rid of it because it might be potentially harmful to your system.

How does Book Forth work?

If you launch the application, it opens a window with Book Forth logo on the top-left corner and loads free-ebooks.net that you can simply find on the Internet as well. Aside from this site, the adware also displays pop-ups while you surf the Internet. It even manages to load sponsored links or commercial advertisements in new browser windows or tabs. For instance, the application could redirect you to electronics-sweepstakes.com, paidsurveyupdate.com, and many other websites. The sites this adware promotes belong to third-party partners, although some of them might be harmless, the other ones could contain malware.

Another problem with the application is that it might gather your private information if you contact the Book Forth creators or if you choose “to become a Member by disclosing the following information, such as your email address, name, address, phone number.” We would advise you to be very careful while giving your sensitive information to Book Forth or its third-party partners. The adware’s Privacy Policy also states that “Your personal information is accessible by the BookForth administrator(s). We may also share your data with interested third parties.” Perhaps your private information will not be used for malicious purposes, but it might be used to provide more commercial advertisements and other irritating offers. Such content could reach you as email or SMS messages.

How to remove Book Forth

If you do not like pop-ups and other kinds of ads then there is not much use from the adware, especially when you can find lots of websites with e-books on the Internet too. Users who want to remove the application should find it in Control Panel and uninstall it. Also, it is possible to delete it with a legitimate security tool. Once you install the antimalware software, you can launch it and let it scan your system. When the adware is located, and the scanning process is over, you can choose to delete all threats at the same time. Feel free to leave us a comment here or reach us through social media, if you have questions related to adware or its removal.