Pup.optional.defaulttab
Posted: August 19, 2013
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: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 76 |
First Seen: | August 19, 2013 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Pup.optional.defaulttab is a potentially unwanted program, which alters browser settings on the compromised web browser. Pup.optional.defaulttab modifies the default homepage or search engine with some advertising website, or replaces the default tab of the hacked web browser, any time the PC user tries to open a blank page, with some deceptive commercial website. Pup.optional.defaulttab involves adware, installs toolbars or has other uncertain aims. Technically, Pup.optional.defaulttab is not a virus, but it encompasses numerous damaging functionalities, such as rootkit capabilities to conceal itself deeply into the infected computer system, browser hijacking and, generally, just interfering with the computer user's experience. Pup.optional.defaulttab uses blackhat SEO to boost traffic of the website and benefit from the pay-per-click technique. Pup.optional.defaulttab enters the targeted PC packed with freeware and shareware programs (download-managers,video recording/streaming or PDF creators). Pup.optional.defaulttab is also packed within the custom installer on many download websites, such as CNET, Brothersoft or Softonic, so if the PC user has downloaded a certain program from these websites, he/she might also installed Pup.optional.defaulttab during the setup process of the program.
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