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Posted: May 30, 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.
Ranking: | 12,465 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 759 |
First Seen: | May 31, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | September 27, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
You should be careful if you find yourself on Gamersafari.com. This gaming site will not cause immediate system damage, but it may host suspicious ad-supported software. If you agree to install any content from this platform, you may notice annoying ads in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer later. You may load this aggressive adware without suspecting. Gamersafari.com contains various online games distributed in a dozen categories like Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Driving or Casino. It is worth mentioning that these games are safe to play as long as you do it through your browser. The page is not associated with fake software updates that may cause trouble. However, if you decide to download some games and install them on your PC, the adware also may sneak in. Even if you select the 'Advanced' installation menu, you may be unable to separate the safe game from the ad-oriented extension because they come as one. The unreliable plugin may not affect only your main browser but all of them. The next time you go online, you may notice a different homepage. It may be a shady search engine or some e-commerce site with unproven legitimacy. Your favorite pages may start showing increased amounts of pop-ups, banners, in-text ads or embedded multimedia ads. Some of them may be labeled as 'Ads by GamerSafari'. This adware doesn't choose what coupons and discounts to show you randomly. The extension may gather some data regarding your surfing habits. Once it knows which sites you visit most frequently and what are your typical searches, it can easily adjust the commercial materials to your taste. It is not advisable to click on the sponsored links for security reasons. Some of the sites in the partner network may turn out to be deceitful or threatening. The multimedia ads may cause your Web clients to work in a sluggish way, where speed drops and freezes are entirely possible. The experts recommend using a dedicated security solution to delete GamerSafari efficiently and permanently.
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