TechAgent Ads
Posted: July 6, 2016
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: | 5,926 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 4,621 |
First Seen: | July 11, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
TechAgent is a useless ad-based application that you should not install. Its developers present TechAgent as a tool that will make your PC more secure. In reality, this adware may achieve exactly the opposite. The description of TechAgent states that it will help you find experienced technical support agents that can fix any issues with your PC. Some users may assume wrongly the software is designed to help, which may not be the case. TechAgent may fill your browser with fake warnings that list nonexistent cyber threats. These pop-ups may suggest you dial a phone number for assistance. However, if you do it, you will not get in touch with professionals that can resolve issues. The people who answer these calls are con artists. They may try to sell you unreliable software with a very expensive license. The crooks also may attempt to charge you a fee for their services. These types of tactics may result in financial losses of a few hundred dollars. It is not recommended to provide the alleged technical support agents with remote access to your PC because they may infect it with threats. The TechAgent ads may become especially annoying. The questionable extension may be compatible with various browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As a result, you may start encountering bogus security alerts whenever you go online. The loading of pop-ups, banners, multimedia ads and interstitial ads may deteriorate the performance of your Web clients. The list of possible functionality issues includes freezes, crashes or speed drops. Although some of the ads by TechAgent may seem relevant to your taste, you should abstain from clicking on them. There is a very high chance for some of them to open harmful domains associated with various unsafe activities. If you didn't install TechAgent from its official site, it most likely means that it has come together with other freeware. It may be very difficult to delete this questionable application manually, so you should consider using credible security software.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 892.67 KB (892677 bytes)
MD5: 6093982f6462ef6597376f8d24ad3e68
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 30, 2022
C:\Program Files\TechAgent\Uninstaller.exe
File name: C:\Program Files\TechAgent\Uninstaller.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
TechMonitor.exe
File name: TechMonitor.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
TechAgent.exe
File name: TechAgent.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
File name without pathTechAgent.lnkRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\TechAgent Task%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\TechAgentTaskHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\TechAgent TaskSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\TechAgentTaskSoftware\TechAgentHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}TechAgent
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