MyMapsWizard Toolbar
Posted: February 14, 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: | 12,459 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,190 |
First Seen: | February 14, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 10, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The MyMapsWizard Toolbar is a potentially unwanted toolbar published by Mindspark Interactive Network, a software company that is mostly known for distributing adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs or toolbars. The MyMapsWizard Toolbar is no different than Mindspark's other products, and it may rely on unfair methods to install itself on computers. Software bundles may be used to distribute the MyMapsWizard Toolbar, so you should be extra careful when you download freeware and shareware apps since they may offer to install the MyMapsWizard Toolbar among other Potentially Unwanted Programs and toolbars.
The MyMapsWizard Toolbar claims to offer great tools that you can use directly from your Web browser. According to the tool's official Web page, the MyMapsWizard Toolbar allows users to browse detailed maps online, set-up routes, find events and places near them, and even receive information about traffic alerts and problems. However, MyMapsWizard Toolbar doesn't work as promised, and the most noticeable change you may see after you install the MyMapsWizard Toolbar is that your homepage and default search engine may be changed to sites associated with this potentially unwanted toolbar. The MyMapsWizard Toolbar isn't necessary, and its features don't work as promised, so it is in your best interest to remove the MyMapsWizard Toolbar as soon as you can. This way, you can restore your Web browser's regular state and get rid of the annoying, dysfunctional toolbar.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journalhttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstoragehttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5a817e34-009a-40f0-ba59-29df09d63e17}Software\MyMapsWizardSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5a817e34-009a-40f0-ba59-29df09d63e17}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}MyMapsWizardTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer
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