Package Return Ads
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.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 94 |
First Seen: | April 22, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | December 30, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Package Return browser tool may claim to deliver useful functionality, but you may want to know that it is perceived by security analysts as adware because it functions as a private ad platform. The adware developers behind Package Return use it to show banners, ad panels and pop-ups in your web browser and profit from your clicks. The Package Return adware is deployed embedded with freeware setup files that most users install via the 'Express' or 'Typical' option. Security analysts note that the Package Return adware may appear as a plugin and a browser extension in order to facilitate its operations. Also, the Package Return adware may use DOM storage data and HTTP cookies to record your search terms and browsing history. The data gathered by the Package Return adware could e used by advertisers to push target marketing content in your web browser and obstruct your comfortable online activities. Moreover, the Package Return adware may feature links to untrusted websites where your cyber security may be at risk. Computer users may want to remove the Package Return adware from their PC by using a credible anti-spyware solution.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{0c30d18a-2f9d-49b9-a29d-9480bb2e4f02}SOFTWARE\package returnSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\package returnSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update package returnSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util package returnSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update package returnSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update package returnSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util package returnSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update package return
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