iGames Search
Posted: January 24, 2017
Threat Metric
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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.
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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: | 10,491 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 897 |
First Seen: | January 24, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | September 25, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
iGames Search (which also may be seen as iGames Start & iGames Search Plus) is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) published by www.ienjoyapps.com, which is also the official download site for this browser extension. The iGames Search software is only available for Google Chrome, yet it is not featured on the official Chrome extension repository. One of the reasons for this might be that iGames Search is identified as a PUP by multiple popular names on the cyber security branch. It is important to note that Potentially Unwanted Programs like iGames Search do not pose a threat to your computer's safety or the safety of your Web browsing sessions. However, their presence on your computer may sometimes be associated with unexpected browser behavior or other mildly annoying changes.
In the case of iGames Search, users who install this software will be asked to agree to change their new tab pages to a website associated with iGames Search. The page that the extension promotes is not harmful or threatening, and the content it provides is legitimate. The new tab page linked toiGames Search features a search field, as well as an array of links to various websites that host free Flash-based online games. Some users might find this feature useful, as it may allow them to find some attractive and time-consuming games to enjoy in their free time. However, it is certain that not everyone will be keen on seeing iGames Search's new tab page during their browsing sessions, and these users might be interested in learning how to dispose of iGames Search swiftly and efficiently.
Potentially Unwanted Programs like iGames Search don't need to be removed with the assistance of 3rd-party software necessarily, but users should keep in mind that this is certainly the most efficient way to deal with the situation. If you don't want to carry out this task with the help of a computer security software, then you should be able to uninstall the iGames Search software via the Google Chrome's extension manager.
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