Regardless of whether advertising-supported software delivers advertisements or not - it endangers device and user safety.Īdware-displayed advertisements typically endorse various scams, untrustworthy/harmful websites and software, and even malware. Hence, while AthenaResults displayed advertisements on our system, it might not on others. It is pertinent to mention that adware may require certain factors to be met (e.g., device/browser specs, visits to particular sites, etc.) - to deliver adverts. Once AthenaResults was installed onto our test machine, it began running intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., displaying ads). Following analysis, we determined that AthenaResults is an adware-type app belonging to the AdLoad malware family. AthenaResults is a rogue application, which our researchers discovered while inspecting fake Adobe Flash Player update scam websites.
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