What is SideTerms Ads?

What is SideTerms Ads?

SideTerms is a free application that can be downloaded from its official website (sideterms.com). It claims to enhance your browsing experience by showing you related searches on the side of web pages you visit the most. The problem about this application is that most of the times it is downloaded to computers without users’ knowledge. For this reason, the program is categorized as a potentially unwanted program. It comes together with numerous free software that can be downloaded from the Internet, without properly disclosing about it.

SideTerms can be installed to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If any of your browsers got infected, you will receive random ads from SideTerms offering discounts, coupons and promo codes every single time you browse the Internet. At first sight these ads may look interesting and useful, especially if you are willing to shop online. Moreover, SideTerms Ads are generated according to your browsing history, so you can really see some interesting deals for you. Unfortunately the main purpose of this adware is related to promoting commercial websites, so it is not recommended to click on SideTerms Ads, as the creators of it only want to redirect you to sponsored pages, and you will help the application owners to make some affiliate revenue. It is hard to simply ignore these ads, as they are displayed every time you surf the Internet, so you will want to get rid of them as soon as possible. The only way to stop this activity is to remove SideTerms adware which takes all the responsibility for interrupting your browsing with these irritating ads.

One more thing to bear in mind if your computer was infected with this adware is that it monitors what websites you are visiting, what your search queries are and another browsing activity. This is the reason why SideTerms Ads are somehow related to your interests. The fact that it can get access to your browsing data also makes it very likely that the adware can also track your passwords and other sensitive information. This makes SideTerms an unsafe application, so it is strongly recommended to remove it from your system.

As a lot of adware come bundled to other freeware, you should be more careful what you are installing to your computer. Do not skip any installation steps without reading what you are agreeing on, when you are downloading any programs from the Internet. Also opt for a Custom or Advanced installation mode if it is available. Look for already selected check boxes and take off the ones offering additional software that you are not aware of because these can be various adware and other potentially unwanted programs. If your computer is already infected, you should get rid of SideTerms adware as soon as possible. Scanning your PC with a reliable antimalware, such as Spyhunter or malwarebytes is one of the best solutions. They will detect and remove the threat automatically. Don’t forget that you have to upgrade the program to its latest version before you run its scanner. You can do it manually as well according to the tutorial provided below.