This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Protocol.dll, “SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Protocol for .NET 2.0” by Numlock Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.