ScreenFreak New Tab
Posted: October 13, 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.
Ranking: | 7,308 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 16,039 |
First Seen: | September 14, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 7, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ScreenFreak New Tab is an application whose installation may introduce some unwanted changes to your web browser's configuration and behavior. ScreenFreak new Tab may be distributed via software bundles, but the application can be downloaded from its official website too. However, we doubt many people would agree to download ScreenFreak New Tab when they learn about all the things this application may do their computers. Although Screen Freak New Tab's actions and behavior aren't harmful or threatening, they may have an adverse impact on your web browsing experience, and you also may experience unwanted changes to your web browser's configuration.
The ScreenFreak New Tab web browser extension is developed by APN (Ask Partner Network), and you as you can probably already tell, the ScreenFreak New Tab extension may have something to do with the Ask Search Engine. As soon as ScreenFreak New Tab is installed, it may modify your web browser's homepage and default search engine to search.ask.com. This search engine isn't threatening, but PC users should be aware that it may not be reliable and the results it provides them with may not be that good. ScreenFreak New Tab's distribution may occur via software bundles, so users who'd want to know how to keep this extension away from their computers should remember to be extra cautious while they install free computer software. Watch out for optional installs, and make sure to decline any offers to install 3rd-party applications that aren't required by the program you are installing.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
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