Searchinworld.biz
Posted: February 18, 2016
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: | 5/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 5 |
First Seen: | February 18, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | September 12, 2018 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Searchinworld.biz is a misleading search platform that you should avoid. Searchinworld.biz resembles Google intentionally to evoke trust, but the results that Searchinworld.biz shows are not reliable. If Searchinworld.biz becomes your homepage automatically, it means that your Web clients are infected with a corrupted add-on. The experts define such tools as browser hijackers. These parasites may rely on various deceitful methods to enter undetected. For example, they may sneak in when you load some freeware. If you haven't installed any new application in the recent past, but you still have been redirected towards searchinworld.biz automatically, then you may be infected with other cyber threats. Another possibility for the browser hijacker to enter would involve severe security vulnerabilities on your system. To fix such potential loopholes, you should keep all of your software updated to the latest version. No matter how exactly it entered, this compromised add-on may cause various problems in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. In addition to the substitution of your homepage and default search provider with Searchinworld.biz, this hijacker may insert some aggressive and potentially malicious Web ads. Searchinworld.biz says that it offers a 'Custom' Google search to make you assume Searchinworld.biz is legit. However, the primary task of this unreliable site is to redirect you towards partners. Some of the affiliated domains are Chinese online stores that may be unknown to the vast majority of PC users. You shouldn't trust such pages because they may trick you. Searchinworld.biz also may redirect you to platforms that try to collect information from the visitors or infect their systems. Searchinworld.biz contains the well-known search field of Google. Its logo is also identical to the one of Google in terms of text font and colors. Browser hijackers are parasites that you should delete immediately upon detection because they may lead to far more serious issues. Unless you are a specialist, you may be unable to clean your system manually from this harmful extension, so you should use professional security software.
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