Motious.com
Posted: February 15, 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.
Ranking: | 17,345 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 4,153 |
First Seen: | February 15, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | July 30, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Motious.com is a page that you may start seeing in your Web browser on a regular basis, even though you never intended to visit it. This weird event may occur because you recently opted to install a piece of software that modified your Web browser's settings so that your homepage, new tab page, or default search engine was changed to Motious.com. The good news is that this change is not unsafe since Motious.com does not host any harmful content, nor does it redirect users to potentially harmful websites.
The landing page of Motious.com is rather simple, as it provides users with access to a customized Google Search field, as well as a small array of news articles regarding various topics such as clothes, computer hardware, motorcycles, bikes, etc. The articles and reviews are hosted on Motious.com, so the page does not take users to a 3rd-party page. The search feature work as expected and users who opt to use it will end up seeing results provided by Google.
It is likely that the reason why many people might see Motious.com in their web browser suddenly is a one or more pieces of browser hijacking software that may use various means of distribution. It is not uncommon for browser hijackers to be distributed alongside Potentially Unwanted Programs or even reputable software that is packed in dubious software bundles. These software bundles ask for the user's permission to deploy 3rd-party utilities on their computers, but the request for permission may often be written in a confusing manner, therefore tricking users into agreeing to install a browser hijacker or similar low-quality software unknowingly.
If the Motious.com has become a regular occurrence in your Web browser, then it is very likely that you might be eager to get rid of it. The good news is that this task might not be as hard as you think since a credible computer security software suite should be able to deal with the software swiftly and efficiently.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_www.motious.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.motious.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\motious.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.motious.com
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