GetMyFilesNow
Posted: May 25, 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: | 110 |
First Seen: | May 26, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | February 28, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
GetMyFilesNow is your typical adware browser add-on useless, annoying and potentially dangerous. Under the unoriginal guise of a "helpful" browser add-on, GetMyFilesNow will litter your screen choke full of banners, pop-ups and annoying ads. Like most adware applications, GetMyFilesNow is distributed through bundling, hiding inside a package, waiting to be installed. In most cases, you won't even notice that GetMyFilesNow has made its way into your computer. GetMyFilesNow is compatible with most popular Windows-based browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Once installed on your computer, GetMyFilesNow will start its process of peddling you its infinite number of ads. The volume of ads and pop-ups can be so high that it may impact your computer performance. What is more, the ads promoted by GetMyFilesNow may redirect you to malicious websites, exposing your computer to serious risk. GetMyFilesNow will also constantly try to hawk you other programs, mostly browser add-ons. Suffice to say, installing any of these promoted programs is not a good idea. If you discover that GetMyFilesNow has infiltrated your computer, take immediate action to remove it; otherwise, you run the risk of exposing your computer to grave danger.
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