HelpDeal Ads
Posted: June 23, 2015
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: | 7 |
First Seen: | June 23, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | November 21, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
If you find HelpDeal installed on your PC, you shouldn't assume that it would help you with the displayed deals. This application is classified as adware, and its primary goal is not to assist its clients. Instead, the developers of HelpDeal try to profit from the on-line activity of the user. The misleading application is responsible for the creation of many ads in the form of pop-ups, banners and hyperlinked keywords. Whenever the person clicks on these links, the creators of the PUP receive a referral commission. This behavior is typical for the adware tools and often causes some negative issues. As the ads are unrequested and persistent, they can easily annoy the client. If your PC is not too powerful or you enjoy opening many tabs at once, the presence of HelpDeal may even lead to performance issues. The main problem of this adware concerns the promoted sites. If they are unsafe and you find yourself on them, your system may be attacked by various cyber threats. This PUP is often hidden in the executable file of another cost-free application and leaves the person surprised. It is unlikely for the displayed ads to help you, so you should take measures to delete HelpDeal from your PC.
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