Chromesearch.win
Posted: November 15, 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.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 20 |
First Seen: | May 17, 2021 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Chromesearch.win is a basic search engine, which promises to keep the user's searches private, and therefore reduce the number of ads and targeted ads they may encounter while browsing the Web. Judging by the name of this website, it is possible that it might be linked to a custom-built Chromium-based Web browser or a browser add-on, which is meant to tamper with the Web browser's search settings or new tab page. While Chromesearch.win is not considered to be unsafe, it seems that it is associated with software that anti-virus product vendors have categorized as either Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) or a browser hijackers. Regardless of the exact category, both of these types of software are known to bring potentially unwanted changes to the computer's settings, therefore having a negative impact on the user's online experience.
The results from Chromesearch.win are hosted on Google.com so that their reliability is not questionable. However, this page is not affiliated with Google so that it is possible that its authors may change the way the search algorithm works at any time. We advise our readers to stick to using credible websites and search engines since they can never be sure what the future of sites like Chromesearch.win will look like.
It is likely that if you encounter Chromesearch.win in your Web browser, then you have no idea how it got there in the first place. Since this website is linked to PUPs and browser hijackers, it is recommended to take care of its removal with the assistance of an anti-malware application.
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