“Powered by” ads. Should I be worried?
Hey there. I just read your article about “Powered by” ads and it seem that I might have a little bit of a problem here. I started seeing the ads labeled “Powered by Excellent Technology” should I be worried? I haven’t heard of such a title before but it seems legitimate to me. The problem is however, that these ads are literally good for nothing. They do not display any technology-related ads, only some random merchandise. By the way, when I try clicking on them, I get redirected to some weird websites, I don’t think I can trust. I suppose I should do something about it. Can you give me some advice on how can I remove these ads from my browser??
THANKS for your help in advance
We are glad you choose us as your security advisor. As you may probably have read in our article, “Powered by” cannot be considered a virus. It is just a part of the slogan different adware use to label their ads. Therefore, if you see these ads, it is probably because a sneaky adware program is residing on your PC. You have mentioned that the ads are brought by Excellent Technology. This application, in fact, is recognized as an adware program which is not advisable to keep installed on your computer. Now that you know what virus secretly roams your computer, you can take actions to stop it. One of the ways to get rid of this program is via manual elimination, a detailed guide to this method is provided in our article here: “Powered by” ads. How to Remove?
We have to warn you, however, that manual removal can be rather difficult if you are an inexperienced computer user. If you think you are not skilled enough to take care of the virus yourself, use automatic virus removal method and delete the “Powered by” along with the related adware from your computer using a reputable antivirus tool. We highly recommend FortectIntego. We hope you will succeed in deleting this virus from your computer.
Good luck and stay safe
2-spyware team