MuzikTrak
Posted: May 4, 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: | 12,462 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,181 |
First Seen: | March 16, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Due to a prevailingly negative user feedback, cyber security researchers classified Muzik Trak as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). MuzikTrak offers features that some PC users may deem as appealing, but they have their price. MuzikTrak is expected to keep you informed of the latest songs and music news directly from your new tab screen. MuzikTrak also creates a toolbar with buttons for fast access to legitimate online radio stations and music streaming platforms. The problem is that this PUP may create a lot of pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads and transitional ads that may be pretty aggressive. You should decide for yourself whether the positive features of MuzikTrak are enough to nullify the presence of the annoying ads. The majority of PC users don't appreciate the existence of the listed commercial materials that may appear on every site that you open. Not only may these sponsored links seize a substantial area of your screen, but they also may impede the performance of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The issues that you may encounter are not 'planned' or desired by the developers of MuzikTrak. The multimedia ads simply may consume too many resources, which may cause speed drops, freezes or even crashes. Some PC users are also may not be happy with the fact that the PUP may change some settings without the user's approval. For example, a different homepage may appear suddenly. The default search provider may be replaced by a less-reliable alternative as well. When you initiate searches, you may encounter various sponsored links in the first few pages, hidden among the actual results. The creators of MuzikTrak receive commissions for redirecting you to their partners, but this process may be unsafe. Some of the affiliated platforms may spread other suspicious applications, or try to trick you in some way. To make sure it never happens, you should use an advanced anti-malware tool to delete this PUP.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_muziktrak.thewhizproducts.com_0.localstoragehttp_muziktrak.thewhizproducts.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{B91C2B12-4018-4F95-8211-A1412428CB67}
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