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Posted: June 11, 2015

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.

Ranking:	13,457
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	2,230

First Seen:	June 11, 2015
Last Seen:	October 3, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Wordinator (WD) is a web browser plugin marketed as a tool that enhances your browsing experience by highlighting words and phrases. Wordinator highlights words to get information associated with it by opening a new window. Wordinator is classified as adware that is mostly delivered via questionable distribution methods. You may accidentally install Wordinator when downloading free applications as adware is often bundled with such. Once installed, Wordinator automatically starts tracking your online activities and habits. The collected information is later utilized to display tailored advertisements that seem appealing to you. However, computer security experts warn users not to click on ads by Wordinator. The ads by Wordinator are capable of redirecting you to third-party websites that might promote questionable content or to potentially harmful websites. If you notice that your computer displays ads by Wordinator, it is recommended to run a scan with a reliable anti-malware tool.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:

c:\windows\system32\drivers\wfd_1_10_0_17.sys

File name: wfd_1_10_0_17.sys
Size: 58.24 KB (58240 bytes)
MD5: 3ff14c53d3870ce77de132f3b843c19a
Detection count: 122
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: c:\windows\system32\drivers\wfd_1_10_0_17.sys
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 17, 2022

c:\windows\system32\drivers\wfd_1_10_0_19.sys

File name: wfd_1_10_0_19.sys
Size: 57.72 KB (57728 bytes)
MD5: 5bd3e6904d2ba865b5ea4a4af599573d
Detection count: 52
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: c:\windows\system32\drivers\wfd_1_10_0_19.sys
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 18, 2022

%TEMP%\is45637729\1822114_stp\wordinator-setup-1.10.0.17.exe

File name: wordinator-setup-1.10.0.17.exe
Size: 1.05 MB (1051248 bytes)
MD5: 08e627dd359d22d0c021cf0978a37da6
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\is45637729\1822114_stp
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 25, 2021

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Wordinator_1.10.0.17

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

wordinator