Maucampo

Posted by Sarah Stewart on February 12, 2014

What is Maucampo?

Maucampo is an adware application that looks like a useful browser extension. Unfortunately, for often than not users are advised against installing the application on their computers, because it could be related to a number of computer security issues. If, by any chance, you have this programs installed on your computer, remove Maucampo at once, and then check whether there are any other potentially unwanted applications in your system. If you do not know which programs might be potentially harmful, run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner. test

Where does Maucampo come from?

Although it seems that there are several ways for Maucampo to enter your system, the truth is that it employs only one basic distribution method. In other words – Maucampo arrives bundled with freeware. It may seem that one can download Maucampo at maucampo.net, but the download link at the main home page does not work. The same discrepancy can be noticed in other similar websites that represent such adware applications as Cling Clang, LemurLeap or Bizzybolt.

Due to the fact that Maucampo cannot be downloaded at the official home page, we can assume that bundled freeware downloads are its main mean of distribution. According to our security researchers, Maucampo usually arrives bundled with adware, and you install it on your computer yourself!

If you do not want to have Maucampo installed, be attentive during freeware setup process, because usually installation wizards inform users that they are about to install something else beside the main program they are setting up.

What does Maucampo do?

Since Maucampo is an adware application, it collects data on your web browsing habits and then displays personalized pop-up advertisements. Most of them are various coupon deals and discount offers, so it should not be surprising that they are displayed when you access online shopping websites. However, one should keep in mind that Maucampo cannot guarantee that the content on these pop-ups is absolutely safe. After all, it does not generate the content on its own and relies on third party advertising networks.

That is perhaps one of the greatest Maucampo’s vulnerabilities, because the application can be exploited by malevolent third parties, and the collected information might be shared for corrupted marketing purposes. Thus, although the application is not a direct computer security threat, it would be for the best to uninstall Maucampo from your PC.

How to remove Maucampo?

Removing Maucampo on your own is not a complicated task, because this application can be uninstall via Control Panel. However, since it usually arrives with other shareware programs, you need to terminate each and every potentially unwanted application from your system as well. Once again, to determine potentially dangerous applications, you should scan the PC with a reliable antimalware tool and then invest in a powerful computer security application if need be.