Awesome-Promos Ads
Posted: September 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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 36 |
First Seen: | September 24, 2015 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Awesome-Promos is a questionable web browser extension that may exhibit annoying behavior, mostly because of this extension's ability to inject advertisements directly in the user's web browser, regardless of the website they try to visit. The Awesome-Promos ads aren't dangerous, but if you've browsed the web long enough, you are probably aware how annoying and disturbing some advertisements can be. The Awesome-Promos ads may include but are not limited to banners, in-text ads and pop-ups. The aggravating part is that the ads displayed by the Awesome-Promos extension may appear on any web page you visit, so you can't evade them unless you remove the source of the problem.
The Awesome-Promos software may be installed automatically. This usually happens to software bundles, because many users may accept to install 3rd-party software accidentally when they are installing a legitimate application. If you ever decide to download a free piece of software that may be bundled with additional apps, you should take a few minutes to read the instructions, and make sure you won't be tricked into installing adware like Awesome-Promos.
If the Awesome-Promos ads are present in your web browser, it is recommended to take the necessary measures to deal with this annoying issue. Apart from its ability to display ads, the Awesome-Promos extension may also gather data regarding the browser's configuration and your browsing habits. The right way to remove Awesome-Promos is to use a reliable anti-malware solution that is capable of dealing with adware in a swift and efficient manner.
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