When it comes to browser Webfew malicious agents can be as annoying to deal with Yontoo.
We’re talking about a adware, known to generate a huge amount of intrusive advertisements on the browser it targets. By pretending to be a legitimate extension, this malware has managed to spread quite easily online, collecting data and monitoring the browsing habits of the victim.
Yontoo works by modifying the web pages displayed, adding extra advertisements which, as you can easily imagine, slow down the visit of the sites and make browsing a real nightmare. Furthermore, at the level of privacyit is easy to understand how adware constitutes a threat: the data collected, in fact, can be sold on the Dark Web or exploited in any other way by cybercriminals.
The spread of adware occurs through bundle with apparently legitimate software, fake update alerts and other such treacherous methods. Sometimes all it takes is a simple click to install the infected extension and find yourself having to deal with Yontoo and all the related consequences.
Yontoo, how to prevent adware infection?
Another strong point of this adware is, without a doubt, its adaptability.
No one escapes from its clutches: whether we are talking about operating systems like Windows, Linux e Mac or browsers (from Firefox a Chromeuntil Edge), Yontoo spares no one. Precisely for this reason it is necessary to implement some strategies to avoid dealing with this malicious agent.
Maintain updated one’s antivirus and execute periodic scans of the system can help reduce risks considerably. At the same time, pay close attention to browser extensions installed, avoiding suspicious ones, can further lower the level of danger.
Other useful practices to avoid unpleasant encounters with this adware, or with other similar elements, are:
- Fare be careful with downloadsespecially if we are talking about unreliable sites;
- Fare be careful when installing the softwareduring which the installation of Yontoo can also be offered as a bundle;
- Disable automatic browser downloadr;
- Avoid opening and running suspicious email attachments and coming from unknown senders.