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Posted: September 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.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 32 |
First Seen: | September 11, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | May 3, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The existence of "Ads by Funbrowsi" in your browsers is an unequivocal sign that there is adware on your PC. You may not remember downloading this questionable add-on. Nevertheless, it didn't enter without your approval but simply received it in a confusing manner. Funbrowsi travels in software bundles alongside other applications, whose license is commonly free. This fact means that unless you read all the details during the installation process carefully, you may agree to load the adware unwillingly. This extension quickly attaches towards the web clients that can be located on your PC, including the popular Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It may cause quite a few changes, which the majority of users deem as annoying and unhelpful. Funbrowsi may set some low-quality search engine as your new homepage. However, this site will most likely not improve your process of finding information because its true purpose is to include links towards the partners. The same is the function of the numerous banners, pop-ups, automatically launched videos and interstitial ads, which you may see on most sites. For this service, the developers of Funbrowsi gain referral commissions. Security experts don't recommend clicking on the ads because they may be unsafe. Propelled by the desire to maximize their profits, the people behind Funbrowsi may be willing to include too many platforms in their partner network, some of which may be potentially threatening. For example, this adware is known to promote applications like PC Repair that should check your system for errors. These dubious programs may be inefficient, but may ask you to purchase the full license. For the listed reasons, the best course of action is to delete Funbrowsi with reliable security software.
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