Incognito Searches
Posted: November 8, 2017
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: | 1,734 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 237,140 |
First Seen: | January 25, 2019 |
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Last Seen: | October 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Incognito Searches is a potentially unwanted program that is associated with a basic Internet search site known as feed.incognitosearches.com. Those who encounter the Incognito Searches site set as their default home page or new tab page will want to take action to seek out its related components to ultimately stop its unwanted actions. Such actions may be due to installing a freeware app or bundled software that has automatically loaded components related to Incognito Searches.
The Incognito Searches components may be in the form of web browser extensions that are in need of removal or disabling. The removal process for Incognito Searches will require the ability to enter the Internet settings or list of web browser add-ons and extensions. Accessing such may be done by savvy PC users so each component related to may be deleted thus stopping the automatic loads of Incognito Searches sites and other unwanted actions.
Using a proper resource to automatically detect and remove Incognito Searches will suffice to stop the unwanted activities performed by Incognito Searches. While the use of Incognito Searches and its home page may not be immediately malicious, it is recommended that use of Incognito Searches be discontinued due to the uncertainty of its actions and display of several questionable advertisements and sponsored links.
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