UltraPowerPC
Posted: May 25, 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: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 10 |
First Seen: | May 26, 2015 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
UltraPowerPC is an application that is supposed to boost a user's PC performance. The truth, however, is that UltraPowerPC is considered to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and we advise users to avoid any contact with it. While malware researchers have been unable to confirm that UltraPowerPC provides any significant boost to your computer's operation, there is the possibility that you may start to receive a high amount of online ads. The ads are not connected with the main features of UltraPowerPC and may just be an easy method for its developers to generate revenue. The suspicious character of UltraPowerPC is emphasized by the fact that it doesn't have an official download source. This suggests that UltraPowerPC may be disseminated via disreputable means such as bundling together with other freeware. There are far better alternatives of UltraPowerPC that to not include all of its disadvantages. It might be in the user's best interest that he removes UltraPowerPC, either by traditional means or with the help of anti-malware software.
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