"I've been facing problems with what seems to be malware affecting my browser. Most of the time, the browser will display something like this image below either on the side or have an ad that covers the entire page. At the bottom or top there is always a message saying "Ads by Capricornus" Also double-clicking within the browser on any text, sometimes opens a new window to the following address: hxtp://www.reimageplus.com/lp/dup/index.php?"
What is Ads by Capricornus?
Ads by Capricornus is a questionable application associated with third party affiliate networks promoting products aggressively.
Ads by Capricornus is usually transferred without users’ permission to their computers through insecure freeware installer, link exchange on corrupted websites, attachment of spam emails or untrustworthy torrent files offered on forums. Users will give chances to it if they do not act cautiously, leaving their website browsers such as Edge, Chrome, Firefox or IE hijacked by Ads by Capricornus and other infections.
