Search Assistor
Posted: November 28, 2013
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: | 6,606 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,230 |
First Seen: | December 2, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search Assistor is adware that may be distributed and bundled via various freeware. If the computer user wants to avoid downloading Search Assistor, he should be very careful when downloading freeware. Search Assistor may invade the computer system without the PC user's consent and then display repeated pop-up advertisements, offers, deals and coupons on the screen of the PC. If the PC user can see commercial pop-up advertisements of Search Assistor, this may indicate that this adware is installed on the computer. Search Assistor may be delivered using misleading distribution techniques. Search Assistor may come packaged with freeware, which always carry a variety of toolbars, plug-ins, extensions and add-ons for the purpose of earning money. If the computer user wants to evade Search Assistor being installed on the PC, he should pay more attention to the installation process of free software. During the installation process of a program, if there's optional programs such as Search Assistor that are already pre-checked to install with the intended program and the PC user does not wish to install them, then the PC user should uncheck them and continue with the process of installing the program the PC user wanted to have on his computer in the first place.
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