Ads by High Unite
Posted: January 25, 2016
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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 400 |
First Seen: | January 25, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | November 30, 2022 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Is your Web browser overrun with unwanted advertisements labeled 'Ads by High Unite?' This is an issue that isn't necessarily threatening, but as you have probably already noticed, these ads are quite annoying, and they may diminish your Web browsing experience significantly. The 'Ads by High Unite' aren't threatening, and there are no reports of unsafe content being spread with the help of these aggressive advertisements. However, the 'Ads by High Unite' are certainly unwelcomed, and users who notice these ads in their Web browser should take the necessary steps to remove the source of the ads immediately.
The appearance of the 'Ads by High Unite' isn't a coincidence, and there's a perfectly good explanation why these annoying ads are flooding your Web browser. The source of these ads can be tracked to a Web browser extension named High Unite that may have appeared on your computer by accident. The High Unite browser extension may be distributed with the help of unfair propagation techniques that trick users into accepting to install not just High Unite unknowingly, but other dubious software as well.
The 'Ads by High Unite' may include more than simple banners and overlaying images. This dubious Web browser extension also may include in-text ads, pop-ups, and sponsored search results. The content you see in the 'Ads by High Unite' may contain misleading information and offers, so we strongly advise you to stay away from the Web destinations, products, and services you see in the 'Ads by High Unite.' It may be possible to remove the High Unite browser extension manually. However, we advise users to perform this action with the assistance of a reputable anti-malware software product which is guaranteed to remove all of High Unite's components.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ed003c42-b70c-4710-8a43-c480bf8ae2cb\updater.exe
File name: updater.exeSize: 631.83 KB (631836 bytes)
MD5: e9c3c594313d56b0acab9a83ead9c124
Detection count: 43
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ed003c42-b70c-4710-8a43-c480bf8ae2cb
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 27, 2016
Registry Modifications
CLSID{56F9D612-2817-4658-A445-560348A8950D}{6ea87b85-7264-46a3-9c28-baa80dc41761}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{26E9CAC2-6F76-4BBE-872B-AD8C15E5C327}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\HighUniteHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}High Unite
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