JSFeed

Posted: October 15, 2014

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:	8/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	October 15, 2014
Last Seen:	November 6, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

JSFeed is adware that modifies your Web browser so that JSFeed can display affiliate advertising content. While adware like JSFeed normally is not threatening, JSFeed does create the possibility of other unwanted browser interactions, including potential exposure to legitimate threat attacks. As a part of keeping your browser as optimized and secure as possible, malware researchers consider uninstalling JSFeed through the use of dedicated anti-adware tools the best response to its presence.

A New Drip Feed for Browser Advertisements

JSFeed is a browser add-on that has no meaningful functions besides displaying new advertisements in your Web browser. At the current time, malware experts only found JSFeed advertisements displayed in 'hover' formats, which exploit scripts to add themselves to a transparent layer superimposed over regular, unrelated website content. These forms of advertisements may circumvent standard advertisement-blocking features and frequently obscure website content. No other, common browser dysfunctions, such as slowdowns or search redirects, have been correlated with JSFeed installations to date.

Although JSFeed labels its advertisements and doesn't intentionally try to use them to display unsafe content, many adware-promoted advertisement networks tend to become compromised by third party threats. Common risks malware researchers advise you to watch for include fraudulent software updates, script-based imitations of 'system scans' and hoaxes that try to acquire your personal information by offering free rewards. Some quality-of-life issues that also may accompany JSFeed advertisements include problems with interacting with website content or general site legibility issues, which always are at risk of arising whenever advertisements inject themselves into your browser.

Cutting the Supply Line of Browser Advertisements

JSFeed is a Potentially Unwanted Program or a PUP, and like other programs belonging to the same category, should be removed as a part of basic system maintenance. Because of its potential for modifying multiple Web-browsing settings or your system's Registry, it's recommended that you delete JSFeed through the use of specialized anti-adware products. However, malware experts see no cause to rate JSFeed as a high-level threat to either the safety or performance of your overall PC.

JSFeed has no known affiliations with a currently identifiable company or organization and is more likely to distribute itself through circumspect channels than visibly-flagged ones. Software bundles at freeware websites and general file-downloading networks are some of the most common sources of adware like JSFeed. If you do need to install programs from the above sources, you should scan any suspicious files before you launch them, which should allow JSFeed's installer to be detected before JSFeed's advertisements ever become an issue.

JSFeed also should not be confused with websites or online services that use JavaScript feeds for other purposes. RSS news feeds are some of the most common website services that may use addresses that appear to reference JSFeed, but, in fact, are unaffiliated with JSFeed adware.

JSFeed

Threat Metric

A New Drip Feed for Browser Advertisements

Cutting the Supply Line of Browser Advertisements

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