Chitka

Posted: March 18, 2013

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	8,491
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	3,169

First Seen:	March 18, 2013
Last Seen:	October 3, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

With respect to PC security, in particular, Chitka, an online advertisement delivery service, has been used for advertisement-delivery attacks that involve browser hijackers and other browser-based PC threats. Chitka should not be confused with the legitimate ad network called Chitika. If your browser displays advertisements from Chitka in unusual ways or without your permission, you should consider your PC potentially infected, and SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest using anti-malware applications to expel the Chitka-based browser hijacker before their advertisements can cause any harm to your computer.

When the Advertisements Clamber Past Your Browser's Anti-Advertisement Settings

Chitka claims to be a legitimate alternative to other popular brands of e-advertising networks, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found minimal evidence of Chitka's benefits and services. At the moment, contact with advertisements that are delivered through Chitka can't be contemplated any more or less harmful than those that are delivered by other poorly-known advertising companies. However, such advertisements sometimes are exploited for phishing attacks, concealed downloads and other malicious purposes, and you should take care whenever interacting with Chitka-based advertisement changes that aren't condoned to the website's owner.

Various browser hijackers have been seen using Chitka's services to deploy advertisements. The attacks include code-injection functions that insert advertisements into unrelated sites, as well browser redirects from unrelated sites towards Chitka-based ones. However, such adware-based PC threats also may include other functions that aren't linked to their Chitka advertisements-displaying ones.

Taking the Chitka Advertisements Out of Your Browser

Browser hijackers and adware programs associated with Chitka will try to avoid being removed through the Control Panel, your browser's plugin manager and any other methods that would be adequate for removing normal applications. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers particularly discourage changing your browser as a solution to Chitka-related attacks – while this may allow you to avoid the obvious advertisements that are involved in your adware infection, the underlying malware still will be on your computer.

Anti-malware applications with trustworthy pedigrees should be considered the go-to solution for removing Chitka-based infections. Taking other steps that can guarantee a sterile system-scanning environment, such as restarting Windows through Safe Mode, also may provide assistance in disinfecting your PC.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't noticed any specific plugins that are associated with Chitka adware attacks. However, infection vectors for such PC threats often use bundled installations that are derived from freeware downloads. A small measure of caution around which applications you choose to install, as well as which download sites you choose to trust, can be the determining factor in whether you avoid a Chitka infection or become the latest reluctant viewer of Chitka advertisements.

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The following URL's were detected:

videomixable.ru