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Gen:Adware.Heur

Posted: May 2, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 10,429
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 405
First Seen: May 2, 2014
Last Seen: October 8, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Gen:Adware.Heur is a heuristic detection for a malicious code that may be installed on the computer system by another security threat. Gen:Adware.Heur may come in the form of a browser hijacker, pop-up ads, toolbar, or unwanted browser add-on, plug-in and extension. Gen:Adware.Heur may not be as harmful as a virus, but it may be very annoying once installed on the computer system. Gen:Adware.Heur was created to identify files that may possess questionable behaviors specifying existence of a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This detection may also recognize programs that may operate as known adware threats. Gen:Adware.Heur may create and show unwanted pop-up advertisements, spread extra programs, or hijack a Web browser and change the default homepage and search engine or a new tab page on the computer. Gen:Adware.Heur may spread and enter the PC as an optional tool bundled with third-party programs that computer users downloaded and install from unreliable download websites.

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The following URL's were detected:
https://feed.sportssearchhd.com/?q=
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