Gqs.donedrive.net Pop-Up

Posted: September 12, 2013

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

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:	2/10
Infected PCs:	13

First Seen:	September 12, 2013
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up is a symptom of a common adware infection that displays advertisements through your browser by generating pop-up windows for Gqs.donedrive.net without you asking for it. Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attacks are not specific to any one type of browser or toolbar, and usually may be caused by adware programs that are installed through methods that don't request your consent. Although Gqs.donedrive.net's advertisements are not guaranteed to be unsafe to your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend treating any Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up-related adware infection as a threat to be exterminated promptly and by suitable anti-malware tools.

When Advertisements Start Popping Up as Gqs.donedrive.net Pop-Ups

The Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up is a recurring example of one of the most common types of adware attacks: the notorious pop-up advertisement. Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attacks may be based on the functions of various types of adware, including both toolbars that market their advertisements as advantageous and concealed adware programs that display advertisements without showing their source of origin to the PC user. Like similar pop-up attacks, a Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up usually is designed to function regardless of whether your browser is set to block any advertising content or pop-up windows, and rarely has any control settings that would allow you to disable Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up.

Because Gqs.donedrive.net pop-ups are regular symptoms of several different forms of adware with varying characteristics, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers are unable to point out any specific infection methods used to install Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up-creating adware. However, free software and software piracy links, as some of the most common delivery methods for adware and PUPs, also should be considered probable sources for Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up problems. Although they're more likely to occur in Windows than other brands of OSes, a Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attack shouldn't be considered limited to a single brand of Web browser or operating system.

Driving Your Browser Away from Popup Advertisements

Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up advertisements are not necessarily risky to your PC in all cases, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers do warn that you should be on your guard for common attacks that exploit third party advertising networks for distribution. Phishing attacks disguised as surveys, fake prize offers and fraudulent software downloads that encourage you to install suspicious programs are some of the various attacks that often may be distributed through advertising pop-ups like the Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up.

Adware responsible for Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attacks always should be considered at least minor security risks, even when the advertisements they display aren't unhealthy. Given the potential diversity of adware programs associated with Gqs.donedrive.net pop-ups, for removing the sources of Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attacks with as much efficiency as possible, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend general anti-malware scans that cover all accessible hard drives. Anything less thorough than that runs the risk of allowing other PC threats to remain on your computer afterward, even if all Gqs.donedrive.net pop-up attacks have ceased.

Gqs.donedrive.net Pop-Up

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