2015年3月2日星期一

What is LookingForTravels?

What is LookingForTravels?

LookingForTravels might look as useful application at first sight, but it’s just a wise trick. Developers of LookingForTravels try to create an image of handsome and free application that will enhance your web browsing experience so you would want to keep it installed on your computer. However, you should remove it as soon as possible if you don’t want to face some serious cyber security problems. In case you have noticed that LookingForTravels is operating on your computer but you don’t know how to eliminate it, you have come to the right place. In this article we will proved you with full instructions how to get rid of annoying adware called LookingForTravels.

It can be done either manually or automatically. If you have no previous experience in removing viruses, we recommend you to perform this automatically. It’s much easier and less time consuming. Download trustworthy anti-malware, such as SpyHunter or StopZilla and scan your computer with it.  It will automatically detect and eliminate the threat for good. You can use other anti-malware applications of your choice as well.

In case you prefer to perform this manually, scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step LookingForTravels manual removal guide. Follow all steps carefully and you will be able to eliminate this virus by yourself in no time.

If you have some troubles removing the virus, you can ask us in the comments section below and we will do our best to help you. In case you would like to learn more about specific features of LookingForTravels, please continue reading this article.

About LookingForTravels adware

Even though it is described as useful application that should help you to plan your travel destinations and flights tickets by providing you with various offers of that kind right on your web browser, this is not true. The problem is all those offers are displayed in annoying manner of web advertisements in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text or banner advertisements. They appear completely randomly, from time to time and offers you to purchase a ticket or book a hotel. New tab or even window with advertisement can be opened on your web browser at any time as well.

Those ads are not only annoying but malicious as well, therefore we do not recommend to click on any of them. If you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers and this way your computer can get infected with other viruses or you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

That’s because LookingForTravels is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep LookingForTravels installed on your computer, cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis and that’s really dangerous.

Distribution Methods of LookingForTravels

LookingForTravels is traveling the same way as most of other adware – bundled with various freebies. For example, when you download and install some media player or downloads manager, there is a chance that LookingForTravels will be installed alongside without even warning you about that if you perform installation not carefully. That’s why you should pay close attention to the installation process.

Never skip any steps and always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This will allow you to see all available options and make changes. Reading all terms and conditions would be considered wise as well. Look for various checkboxes that can be already checked for you. If it’s too late and your computer is already infected with LookingForTravels, wait no more and eliminate this appellation right now, before it’s too late.

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