Kikblaster
Posted: April 27, 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.
Ranking: | 12,430 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,541 |
First Seen: | April 27, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 8, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Kikblaster application is deemed by security researchers as adware that is designed to alter the behavior of your web browser in order to show ads. The Kikblaster adware may use a registry key to boot with Windows and launch a background service in order to present you with advertisements. The Kikblaster adware might show you banners, pop-up windows, and contextual ads in order to earn pay-per-click revenue for its developers. The Kikblaster adware may have entered your PC when you installed a freeware package via the 'Express' or 'Typical' option. You should note that the Kikblaster adware may feature links to potentially harmful Internet locations where vulnerabilities in your web browser could be exploited and automatically download riskware on your PC. Moreover, the Kikblaster adware may use HTTP and session cookies to keep track of your online searches and preferred websites in order to generate tailor-suited ads. Security researchers add that the Kikblaster adware may slow down your web browser and hijack system resources. Needless to say, the activities of the Kikblaster adware may expose you to cyber threats and attacks by hackers, and you might wish to use a trustworthy anti-spyware tool to remove the Kikblaster adware.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\{43026FDD-1104-41C8-B570-5E9A3D7D8152}SOFTWARE\{43026FDD-1104-41C8-B570-5E9A3D7D8152}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Kikblaster
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