Pets by MyWay
Posted: October 16, 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.
Ranking: | 12,442 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 447 |
First Seen: | October 1, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 6, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Pets by MyWay is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) created by the company Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. The majority of applications by Mindspark work in an identical manner but they are advertised in a different way. Pets by MyWay, for example, targets animal lovers. The Pets by MyWay PUP promises only one simple function that is to change the background of your new tabs. The program states that it will rotate there more than 50 pictures of cute pets, which should improve your mood. Mindspark explicitly assures that the software will not change any of your web browser's settings. This search platform offered by Pets by MyWay says that it is powered by Google, and it is true. However, among the legitimate results, Mindspark adds links to its partners. These pages may not meet your needs, which may lead to a loss of time. Removal of Pets by MyWay by computer users who don't find value in the Pets by MyWay application in Internet Explorer may remove it through the Windows Control Panel. Removal when using Firefox or Google Chrome may require going through the browser’s extension menu.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhome.pets.myway[1].xmlhttp_home.pets.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_home.pets.myway.com_0.localstorage-journalhttp_pets.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_pets.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
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