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Posted: January 4, 2016
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: | 16 |
First Seen: | January 4, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
DraftFactor is a questionable add-on that may create additional Web advertisements. The experts define the extensions that behave in this manner as adware. The developers of this unreliable program state that DraftFactor will be useful for sports fans. Allegedly, DraftFactor should keep you up-to-date with the latest news regarding your favorite teams and their recent matches. However, the actual performance of the adware may be different than your expectations. DraftFactor may generate numerous pop-ups, banners, in-text ads and videos. You may find them as you surf the Web, attached to the majority of sites. The content of the new commercial materials may be different for every client. They may be based on the online habits of the particular person. For example, DraftFactor may check which sites you visit most often and what are your most frequent searches to adjust the offers. While the sponsored links may seem interesting to you initially, the experts recommend proceeding with caution. It is not certain that the ads will open safe sites. Some of them may transfer you to unreliable or potentially threatening parts of the Internet. Other pop-ups may even suggest you install highly suspicious software. Another unpleasant fact is that the adware may deteriorate the performance of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The potential issues that you may experience are increased loading time for the sites or surprising freezes and crashes. They may be due to the resource consumption of some ads, especially the videos and animations. The preferred distribution method of DraftFactor is known as bundling. The adware may attach to your Web clients as soon as you finish the installation of third-party freeware, in case you have not read the details during the setup process. The most reliable way to delete DraftFactor wholly is to use a dedicated security tool.
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