ComparingGenie
Posted: May 11, 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.
Ranking: | 17,175 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,178 |
First Seen: | May 11, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | July 21, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ComparingGenie is yet another adware that installs as a web browser extension or add-on that is compatible with Google Chrome and the Mozilla Firefox browsers. The ComparingGenie is marketed as a free and safe extension or add-on that helps users to make decisions when shopping online. The ComparingGenie also claims to offer alternative products or services for cheaper by displaying deals, product comparisons, suggestions, etc. However, on the downside, ComparingGenie may keep a record of your online activities that is later used to generate user-relevant advertisements and comparisons. Consequently, ads by ComparingGenie may not be the best deals that are available on the Internet. Everything promoted by ComparingGenie is in fact based on your browsing history and frequently visited websites so that the deals seem more appealing to users. Computer security experts advise users not to follow products promoted by ComparingGenie, use a trusted anti-malware tool instead to remove ComparingGenie as your computer may become rather sluggish over time.
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