Noticiasalpunto Virus

Posted: April 17, 2013

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:	2/10
Infected PCs:	25

First Seen:	April 17, 2013
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

As another search site that merely outsources its searches to a real search engine, Noticiasalpunto.com would have slid by the notice of SpywareRemove.com malware researchers if it weren't for the coinciding attacks of the Noticiasalpunto Virus. The Noticiasalpunto Virus is a common form of browser hijacker that redirects your browser to the sites of its preference (like Noticiasalpunto.com) without your permission. A Noticiasalpunto Virus's attacks may take several formats and operate in multiple types of web browsers, but always should be considered potentially dangerous. The expedient deletion of a Noticiasalpunto Virus is most easily done through the application of strong anti-malware products, which should be capable of detecting all variants of the Noticiasalpunto Virus, along with its system changes.

How Malware Authors Turn Google to Their Own Ends

The Noticiasalpunto Virus's only consistent symptom is a browser hijack that forces your browser to load Noticiasalpunto.com, but the means by which this attack is implemented can vary between infections. Below are some of the most usual symptoms to be expected in an infection related to the Noticiasalpunto Virus or similar browser hijackers:

Being redirected to Noticiasalpunto.com when you enter a search query or click a result on an unrelated search site.
Being redirected to Noticiasalpunto.com merely after trying to load a different website of any type.
Having a homepage locked to Noticiasalpunto.com.
Having your default search engine locked to Noticiasalpunto.com.

Although the majority of Noticiasalpunto.com's results appear to be culled from Google, SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that Noticiasalpunto.com may insert advertisements or potentially even malicious links.

Inoculating Your Browser Against a Noticiasalpunto Virus

The Noticiasalpunto Virus isn't associated with any specific form of browser plugin or add-on, but appears to be installed through software vulnerabilities and other PC threats. Websites that host exploit kits, unauthorized update sources, suspicious free software sites and spam-based links all should be considered potential infection vectors for a Noticiasalpunto Virus attack. The Noticiasalpunto Virus also is not associated with any one browser and may trigger its Noticiasalpunto.com redirects in any or all of them.

Because of the potential for numerous variables in a Noticiasalpunto Virus infection, SpywareRemove.com malware research team urges you to use anti-malware programs for removing a Noticiasalpunto Virus. The Noticiasalpunto Virus cannot infect other files like a true virus, but may be distributed by other PC threats that do have similar capabilities.

Since Noticiasalpunto.com was registered early this year, the Noticiasalpunto Virus may be difficult for outdated anti-malware products to detect. In particular, any anti-malware program that's using a threat database older than two months should be updated – although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers always recommend updating your software regularly, regardless of the danger posed by the Noticiasalpunto Virus.

Noticiasalpunto Virus

Threat Metric

How Malware Authors Turn Google to Their Own Ends

Inoculating Your Browser Against a Noticiasalpunto Virus

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