ArcadeCenter Search
Posted: September 7, 2017
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: | 8,534 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,075 |
First Seen: | September 7, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | October 14, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Fans of free-to-play browser games may be interested in the arcadeCenter Search extension, which claims to provide them with quick access to a Web search functions whose purpose is to help them find games that would suit their interests and keep them entertained for hours at a time. However, using the arcadeCenter Search extension may have its drawbacks as well since this add-on's installer requests the user to authorize it to modify their Web browser's configuration to provide them with enhanced search features.
The changes the arcadeCenter Search brings to Google Chrome are not threatening definitely, but they might turn out to be slightly annoying since users might find out that their searches might take a little longer than usual. It seems that users who install the arcadeCenter Search will have all of their search queries redirected through Eanswers.com. However, the search results are not displayed on this Website and, instead, users are referred to Google Search where they will see legitimate search results generated by Google.
The arcadeCenter Search does not appear to introduce any other changes to the way Google Chrome works so that it is unlikely that users will experience any issues or annoyances. Although extensions like the arcadeCenter Search are not harmful, their installation may sometimes become the reason for unwanted changes to the browser's configuration. If you think that the arcadeCenter Search's features are useful, then you should know that using this add-on is not unsafe. However, if you are unhappy with the way it works and the changes it brought, then it is better to take the required steps to uninstall it from Google Chrome.
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