GreatDealz Ads
Posted: March 30, 2017
Threat Metric
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.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 1,063 |
First Seen: | March 30, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | June 1, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
GreatDealz is a browser extension that may be compatible with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The official website of GreatDealz, as well as its designated download pages on Mozilla and Chrome's online stores, include descriptions written entirely in German, which may mean that the GreatDealz extension is likely to be distributed and advertised to residents of German-speaking countries. According to the extension's description, GreatDealz boosts the ability of its users to find the best deals online significantly by providing them with price comparison charts and coupon codes while they are shopping online. However, the extension also may display 3rd-party marketing content, which is not associated with the products and offers the user is browsing, and this behavior is associated with adware extensions typically. That's exactly how anti-virus vendors classify GreatDealz as, and it is recommended to remove this extension if you have downloaded it on your machine recently.
Another problem with the GreatDealz adware is that it might not always require users to download it manually. Sometimes, it may be included in download managers and software bundles that use deceiving messages to convince users that the installation of GreatDealz is guaranteed to enhance their online shopping experience. Some users might be deceived by the message, while others might oversee the offer to install the GreatDealz extension, and end up agreeing to install it by mistake. Although GreatDealz might be installed unknowingly, its users are guaranteed its presence when the extension starts displaying numerous 'GreatDealz Ads,' 'Ads by GreatDealz,' and 'Sponsored by GreatDealz' advertisements in their Web browser. GreatDealz may be useless when it comes to saving money while shopping and its installation is only guaranteed to worsen the user's Web browsing experience, and that's why it is recommended to dispose of the GreatDealz software as soon as you can. This can be done by removing the extension manually or by using a suitable anti-malware utility.
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