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Posted: March 31, 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: | 13,449 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,972 |
First Seen: | March 30, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Edu App is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that exhibits adware capabilities. In terms of distribution, adware apps such as Edu App are often found bundled with other free programs. Therefore, it is advised to be cautious during all installation processes performed on your computer. Customarily, adware-supported applications such as Edu App install a web browser extension or add-on that is intended to keep track of users' online activities. Afterward, Edu App may use the gathered information to introduce users to plenty of annoying advertisements such as pop-ups, coupons, deals, discounts, or 'useful' optimization tools. Computer security experts advise users not to click on ads by Edu App, as they are regarded as unreliable.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
CLSID{528AF29B-C90F-4947-8CFE-2A955794376E}{A3F3E737-E3FF-4BE2-8909-6521EFF7C705}{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Edu AppSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{CF07D83B-D1B0-4642-B955-E7EB9B9CF5B3}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Edu AppSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{cf07d83b-d1b0-4642-b955-e7eb9b9cf5b3}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{ebfbdd44-c0e0-4f63-a8e6-ee5f34765238}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Edu App
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