ShoppinGate

Posted by Max Lehmann on October 9, 2015

What is ShoppinGate?

ShoppinGate is an adware application, and it tries to make easy money for its creators by redirecting you to affiliated websites. The redirection takes place as you click pop-up ads generated by this program. You get nothing in return, and there is also a possibility that ShoppinGate will redirect you to unfamiliar websites that are not as safe as you may think. Whether you like it or not, adware programs can easily lead to malware infection, so you have to remove ShoppinGate from your computer as soon as possible to ensure your system is safe and secure. Investing in a licensed antispyware tool might also help you with that.

Where does ShoppinGate come from?

ShoppinGate belongs to the type of adware programs that have official websites. Therefore, you can easily access shoppingate.info to find out more about the application. What’s more, ShoppinGate is also available at the Chrome store, so, if you take just a fleeting look at the application, it might seem there is nothing suspicious about it. After all, when a browser extension is available at the official source, it makes one think that that application is absolutely safe. test test test

Nevertheless, our research shows that ShoppinGate uses another distribution method far more often. The method is known as software bundling, which means that the application comes in a software package with several other programs. Users install several programs at once when they download software from third-party websites.

It would be possible to avoid installing ShoppinGate if you were to read all the steps on freeware installation wizards. Unfortunately, users tend to skip through the setup because they want to start using some application ASAP. As a result, unwanted and potentially dangerous programs get installed on the computer as well.

What does ShoppinGate do?

Officially, ShoppinGate should help you purchase the goods you want at lower prices. It joins a bunch of similar adware applications that come forth screaming they are your new best friends. However, instead of providing you with reliable discount offers and coupons, ShoppinGate can easily expose you to potentially harmful pages. This is possible because the application does not check the links that are embedded in its ads.

Third parties can easily make use of ShoppinGate to promote their content. This opens various possibilities for malicious exploitation. After all, if cyber criminals can make use of a free “transport” for their content promotion, that is exactly what they are going to do. Thus, the next time you click a pop-up ad, you may end up having a Trojan or a ransomware application on your PC.

How do I remove ShoppinGate?

Do not risk a malware infection; remove ShoppinGate at once. You will have to delete this extension from your browser manually, but that is not complicated. Simply follow the guide below to complete the task.

Also, you will need to terminate all the other unwanted applications. To get an idea of how many unnecessary programs you have on your PC, scan your system with the SpyHunter free scanner. When you get the list of the potential threats, delete them automatically. You should also get yourself a powerful computer security program that will protect you from similar intruders in the future.