MovixMuze
Posted: August 26, 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: | 6/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 197 |
First Seen: | August 26, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | March 4, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
MovixMuze is a Google Chrome extension that should allow users to find quickly movies, actors, and Hollywood news directly from their web browser. Avid movie fans may be keen on using the MovixMuze extension because it may seem like a great way to keep up with the latest news and announcements but, unfortunately, MovixMuze has a negative side as well. Upon installation, this extension may hijack your web browser's settings and configure it to use a new homepage and default search engine. Once MovixMuze is installed, it can force redirects to the MovixMuze search engine whenever you launch your web browser. While this isn't dangerous, it is certain that most users wouldn't appreciate a web browser extension that forces them to use a particular search engine.
The MovixMuze extension isn't known to involve advertising, so for the moment it is classified as a browser hijacker. It can repeatedly check the web browser's settings and restore the “MovixMuze Search Engine” hijack If it detects that the settings have been changed. With that said, the only way to restore your web browser's normal behavior and configuration is to remove the MovixMuze extension. The recommended method to do this is to download, install, and run a potent antivirus software suite. Although MovixMuze isn't a high-profile cyber threat, the best way to remove it is with the use of a professional anti-malware software.
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