Search Better Ads
Posted: February 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.
Ranking: | 6,153 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 17,573 |
First Seen: | February 27, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search Better Ads is a potentially unwanted program that may claim to provide a better experience when surfing the internet. The Search Better Ads program may be in a web browser plugin or add-on component form where it loads up automatically when Windows starts. The actions of Search Better Ads may display random pop-ups or ads on a screen when it is loaded and the user is surfing the internet. Use of any links associated with Search Better Ads may cause redirects to unwanted and questionable sites. Removal of Search Better Ads through uninstalling the associated plugin or add-on component may be warranted to stop all actions conducted by Search Better Ads. Additionally, Search Better Ads may be eliminated automatically through use of an antispyware application.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
CLSID{41524553-2D59-5350-00A7-7A786E7484D7}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{41524553-2D59-5350-00A7-7A786E7484D7}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{41524553-2D59-5350-00A7-7A786E7484D7}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{41524553-2D59-5350-00A7-7A786E7484D7}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{41524553-2D59-5350-00A7-7A786E7484D7}
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