Easy Arcade New Tab
Posted: March 23, 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.
Ranking: | 14,973 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,089 |
First Seen: | March 27, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | October 12, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Easy Arcade New Tab is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may be delivered as a browser extension that may be compatible just with Google Chrome. According to the software's official website, the Easy Arcade New Tab provides users with instant access to thousands of free online games that can be played for unlimited periods of time. It is important to note that the games in question are not hosted on the Easy Arcade New Tab's servers and, instead, they are delivered as quick links to popular online game platforms that host Flash games. The Easy Arcade New Tab may not offer any new content and, instead, serve the purpose of collecting the game titles hosted on other pages.
Users who opt to install the Easy Arcade New Tab also may see some unwanted changes to their Web browser's settings. For example, users who opt to install the Easy Arcade New Tab may be asked to authorize the extension to change their default new tab page. This change is not unsafe, but most users might consider it unwelcome since the Easy Arcade New Tab extension promotes a fairly unknown search engine that may not always deliver reliable results. The page in question is a slightly customized variant of hxxp://search.mysearch.com, which hosts a search feature, as well as quick links to online games that are arranged in multiple categories.
Since the Easy Arcade New Tab is classified as a PUP and it may apply some unwanted changes to the Chrome's settings, users might want to think twice whether it is worth installing this extension or not. If the Easy Arcade New Tab software is already present on your computer, then you should consider removing it with the assistance of a trustworthy computer security tool. Keep in mind that the removal of PUPs is not mandatory, but it is recommended since most PUPs may be replaced with more trustworthy and free software.
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