Online advertising is a lucrative business that is bound to attract shady elusive entities that are very irresponsible. For this reason we regard all ad-supported programs as malicious, and encourage users that they remove them. Zorable is a typical adware program that has been around for quite some time, but it managed to somehow stay under the radar. This program has been around as early as 2013, and we think that it might still be active. Therefore, Zorable deserves to be taken seriously, because it can inflict negative consequences on your computer if you ignore its presence. Now, this program is not on par with Trojans or spyware, but it can promote fake content that can get your computer infected with the aforementioned malware. So join us as we delve into the technical details regarding this program.
Zorable is part of the so-called Lyrics adware family. The term "adware family" means that basically all of the adware developed by a certain developer is almost identical. The developers perform minor changes to a program so that it would not be detected by an anti-malware program. This is why we see so many adware clones. For example, Zorable is almost identical to Best Online Deals and SeeWords. These three programs are advertised differently, but do exactly the same thing – display advertisements.
It is typical of the Lyrics adware family to create a promotional website that no one ever visits and put a download button that does not work. In this case, Zorable is promoted on Zorable.com. Its website claims that it brings additional content to your browser. But did you ask for this content? And is this content even relevant or useful? If you have this adware on your computer, then you probably got it when installing a software bundle. Remember the last time you were looking for a particular program and you stumbled upon its installer on a website that hosts a lot of software downloads. And then you will know where you got it from.
Zorable is supported by Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome. To our knowledge, this program will display commercial ads as pop-ups, coupons, banners, in-texts, and so on. Again, this is very typical for a Lyrics family adware program. We want to make users aware of the fact that this program’s ads are not only annoying, but potentially dangerous to your computer’s security. Zorable can open up the floodgates for more adware and other malicious software to enter your computer and wreak havoc on it. A large quantity of such programs can severely reduce your computer’s performance and cause system instability. Therefore, you should remove Zorable from your PC and scan it with an antimalware tool just to be sure that there are no additional infections.
We hope that the information we have provided in this article was useful. Please bear in mind that this program does not do anything that could benefit you. It displays ads only to generate revenue for its developers and their clients. So make sure not to click any of its ads, and remove it as soon as the opportunity arises.
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