Candle Jar Ads
Posted: November 10, 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: | 199 |
First Seen: | November 9, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | February 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Candle Jar is an adware application that is developed and distributed by SuperWeb, a Web development company well-known for its suspicious software. The Candle Jar extension isn't any different from previous applications SuperWeb have published, and once again its primary purpose is to display advertisements, promotions, and coupons to the targeted user. If you have Candle Jar on your list of installed programs, then it is very likely that a large number of 'Candle Jar Ads' will be displayed each time you launch your Web browser.
The Candle Jar software is advertised as a useful PC utility that enhances the users' online shopping experience by providing them with information about the best discounts and deals available. Candle Jar also may offer price comparisons, product suggestions, and other helpful information that may benefit the computer user with a more enjoyable online shopping experience. Unfortunately, all these promises may turn out to be fake, and the biggest change that Candle Jar will introduce to your computer is the presence of numerous ads in your Web browser. Users who wish to remove Candle Jar ads should keep in mind that this adware should be deleted with the help of a reliable anti-malware software product. This ensures that all of the adware's components will be eliminated from the system and that the Candle Jar ads will not trouble your browsing sessions again.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\CandleJarSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{F24B0C0E-5EEF-4358-A0FB-F08594CE6BF1}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CandleJarHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Candle Jar
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