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Posted: March 2, 2017

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

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:	2/10
Infected PCs:	59

First Seen:	March 2, 2017
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Avid online shoppers may often be tempted to install utilities that claim to be able to improve their shopping experience by providing them with instant updates regarding the latest deals, promotions, coupon codes, and other great offers that can help the user save money and find the best available products. One browser extension that claims to be able to do this is the Total Deal Search – a browser utility whose authors state that great discounts, coupon codes, and cash back offers will be at the tip of their fingerprints as soon as they install the Total Deal Search.

Despite these bold promises, the users might be disappointed to see that the Total Deal Search's official website does not allow them to install the extension. This is the place to mention that, according to the official page, the Total Deal Search is only compatible with Google Chrome. However, the 'Add to Chrome' button found there appears to be inactive, and this website can't be used to install the browser extension. One of the reasons for this might be that a few users would opt to install the Total Deal Search from there. Usually, people find out about this software via download managers and software bundles that offer to install 3rd-party utilities, which claim to be able to enhance the user's Web browsing experience.

At first, seeing an offer to install the Total Deal Search, a browser extension that helps you save money and purchase great products, may seem like a great deal. However, what users might not know is that according to Total Deal Search's Terms & Conditions, the users who install it also agree to authorize the software to insert ads in their active Web browser windows. These advertisements are often labeled as 'Total Deal Search ads,' and their presence in your Web browser might be more troubling than you think. Often, the marketing content that adware like the Total Deal Search uses may end up covering entire sections of the page you are browsing. Furthermore, it's likely that some of the offers that the Total Deal Search ads promote may end up leading users to low-quality online stores and untrustworthy websites.

If you notice the Total Deal Search ads in your Web browser, then the recommendation of security researchers is to use a reputable anti-malware software suite to detect and remove the intrusive adware from your computer. Although automatic removal is the recommended course of action, more tech-savvy users might be able to get rid of the Total Deal Search ads by uninstalling the extension from Google Chrome's settings panel directly.

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