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Published Feb 27, 2013 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Adware.Plugin.21 (Dr.Web)

Summary

Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms is an adware program that displays advertisements related to your web browsing habits.

We detect Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms because it inserts advertisements into websites.

Our evaluation criteria resource page has more information on how and why we identify unwanted software.

 Adware:Win32/InfoAtomscreates an uninstaller that can be accessed from the Control Panel:
  • For Windows 8, swipe in from the right and go to Start, type Uninstall and then go to Settings. In the search results, go to Uninstall a program.
  • For Windows 7 and Vista, open the Start menu and navigate to Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall a Program
  • For XP, open the Start menu and navigate to Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs

The entry name may be called "InfoAtoms". If an uninstaller is not available or if you do not want to use the uninstaller that is provided, you can use the following scanning and removal tools to detect and remove Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms and other unwanted software from your computer:

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