Maintenance Software Ads
Posted: June 21, 2016
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: | 7,590 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 193,518 |
First Seen: | June 21, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 12, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Maintenance Software is an adware that may generate additional ads in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. You should not install this application because the Maintenance Software may expose you to unsafe sites. The Maintenance Software also may deteriorate the performance of your Web clients. The developers of this questionable tool have named it 'Maintenance Software' for a reason. They want to make the PC users assume this program will optimize the performance of their other applications. Some people may even suppose that this adware is a part of the Operating System (OS) itself. This tactic tries to increase the number of installations. In some cases, you may remain that this extension is about to enter. This issue may occur when the Maintenance Software comes together with some other freeware. The name of this delivery tactic is bundling. It is advisable to use the 'Custom' installation guide to unmark such unwanted components in time. Soon after this ad-based plugin enters, the Maintenance Software may generate a lot of pop-ups, banners, sponsored videos, interstitial ads or hyperlinked words. You may encounter these commercial materials wherever you go. The ads may consist of seemingly good discounts on products that you need at that very moment. You also may notice some appealing limited offers or daily deals. The adware may not choose what ads to display randomly. It may adjust them based on your surfing habits. The advice of the specialists is not to click on any marketing elements by Maintenance Software because they may be unsafe. In some circumstances, the sponsored links may open threatening or fraudulent platforms, which may put at risk the performance of your PC and your own security. The constant generating of ads on almost every site may lead to a noticeable drop in the functionality of the browsers. The adware also may manipulate your searches to redirect you to its partners without your knowledge. To fix your Web clients, you should delete Maintenance Software with a leading security utility.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:C:\Program Files\Maintenance Software Browser Network Edition\autorun.exe
File name: C:\Program Files\Maintenance Software Browser Network Edition\autorun.exeMD5: 8f34ca4814b4181c5d93403c25d7527a
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\Maintenance Developers\Maintenance Software Browser Network Edition\
File name: C:\Program Files\Maintenance Developers\Maintenance Software Browser Network Edition\Group: Malware file
MsiExec.exe /I{CBA9D447-F449-4502-B302-AA518702F2D9}
File name: MsiExec.exe /I{CBA9D447-F449-4502-B302-AA518702F2D9}Mime Type: unknown/exe /I{CBA9D447-F449-4502-B302-AA518702F2D9}
Group: Malware file
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