AntiAdBlocker
Posted: April 24, 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: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 49 |
First Seen: | April 24, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | January 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
AntiAdBlocker is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that exhibits adware capabilities. Users may download AntiAdBlocker themselves or find it bundled with other third-party software or shareware. Regardless of how you got infected with AntiAdBlocker, the implications are never in your favor. AntiAdBlocker has been discovered to promote intrusive online advertisements instead of blocking them as the name would suggest. Computer security experts advise users to be cautious with applications that prevent advertisements within your browsers, as sometimes they are the reason there are ads. In addition, AntiAdBlocker displays annoying pop-ups that are based on your browsing history and other information collected by the app. In order to prevent your computer from getting infected with AntiAdBlocker, computer security experts advise users to read the EULA (End User License Agreement) when downloading freeware. In addition, it is recommended to keep a trusted anti-malware tool up to date installed on your computer.
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