ZenDeals

Posted by Max Lehmann on September 16, 2013

What is ZenDeals?

ZenDeals is one of those browser applications that display tons of coupons and discount offers whenever you access a particular online store. According to the information provided at the plugin’s official website, ZenDeals supports over a 10,000 all over the web, so when you have the plugin installed on your browser, each time you access a particular store, you will be offered to purchase a particular good at an optimal price. Or so it should be, but there is a chance that the plugin could also be exploited by a malicious third party, and that is the main reason why users are advised to remove ZenDeals.

Where does ZenDeals come from?

Just like many other browser plugins, ZenDeals has its own website at zendeals.com. There it provides you with the information on popular stores it supports (sears, Amazon, Target, Victoria’s secret etc.), and also you can get various coupons at the website. You can also see that ZenDeals is rather popular among computer users, because it has almost 3000 likes on Facebook. However, the official website is not the only source for this plugin and this is where problems arise.

More often than not, ZenDeals and similar plugins are bundled with freeware. So it is possible to install this application unwittingly whenever you install some shareware game, a toolbar, or a video converter. The list could go on and on, but the bottom line in this is that you need to be attentive whenever you install a new piece of software on your computer.

What does ZenDeals do?

Since it is a coupon application, it obviously displays pop-ups with coupons when you accessed affiliated websites. However, the most problematic thing about ZenDeals is its privacy policy which says that it allows third parties to make use of its ad network, and these companies might as well “utilize cookies and web beacons in connection with the delivery of their offers”. It means that third parties can track you via ZenDeals, and the plugin cannot do anything about it, because such behavior is not subject to its own privacy policy. Worse – even malevolent third parties could make use of plugin’s ad network to distribute pop-ups with external links that lead to potential malware infection.

How to remove ZenDeals?

Even though malware infection is not a definite conclusion of ZenDeals installation, you should take all the precaution measures possible. Hence, it is for the best to remove ZenDeals from your computer by deleting its entry from your browser. Afterwards, scan your PC with SpyHunter free scanner in order to make sure that there are not other potentially dangerous programs on board. Invest in a reliable computer security application if need be.