Special Box

Posted by Max Lehmann on March 24, 2015

What is Special Box?

If you don’t know what Special Box is, you should definitely read this article, as it contains a lot of useful information in regard to the threat posed by Special Box, its distribution methods, and how to remove it. Special Box is an adware application developed for the single purpose of irritating you with commercial advertisements provided by various third parties ranging from shady businesses to cyber criminals. Users ought to remove this program, because the content it promotes might put the security of their personal information at risk. test test test Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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What does Special Box do?

Special Box is known to gather information about the users of the infected computers. It uses browser cookies to collect information such as browser settings, browsing history, search queries, IP addresses, and so on. However, in some cases the adware might be able to record clicks. It might collect your logins and other personally identifiable information. You should not turn a blind eye in the face of such actions and remove Special Box because otherwise you might be the next victim of identity theft.

What's more, it displays unreliable advertisements that could infect your system with malicious applications and wreak havoc on it. It could infect your PC with ransomware that could lock your computer, rendering it unusable. Furthermore, the dangerous infections that have found their way to your PC via Special Box could encrypt your documents, making them impossible to recover. This application poses a great risk to your system’s security, and you should remove it in order to avoid severe consequences.

Usually ads provided by Special Box are displayed as coupons, pop-ups, in-text ads, banners, etc. In most cases they are labeled with "Ads by Special Box" or "Provided by Special Box.” However, we warn you that that may not always be the case. At any rate, you should not click any ads provided by any third-party application such as Special Box.

Where does Special Box come from?

Special Box has been developed by SuperWeb, which specializes in creating adware. Almost all of its adware variants are clones of previous programs, so Special Box is no different from Wild West, Pathmaxx, SquareTrace, etc. The application has its own website at Specialboxsite.com, but you cannot get infected with the program from there. Instead, the adware is known to infect computers via software bundles found on many freeware distribution websites.

How do I remove Special Box?

Our researchers recommend that you remove Special Box as it poses a serious threat to your system’s security. It displays unreliable third-party ads that could infect your PC with malware. Furthermore, the app collects information about the user's browsing habits, which is unacceptable and should not be tolerated, so you should remove it by using our manual removal guide below or get a reliable antimalware scanner such as SpyHunter.