Search.mygamesxp.com
Posted: September 4, 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: | 5/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 267 |
| First Seen: | September 4, 2015 |
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| Last Seen: | September 15, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search.mygamesxp.com is a low-quality search engine that is known for being associated with browser hijackers that use deceptive tricks to direct traffic to a particular website. The Search.mygamesxp.com browser hijacker may get on your computer without your knowledge, and it may often modify your Web browser's configuration automatically. The settings that the Search.mygamesxp.com hijacker tampers with will not expose you to threatening software or other harmful circumstances, but they may worsen your Web browsing experience. The hijacker works by changing your default homepage and new tab page to Search.mygamesxp.com. This way, whenever you open your Web browser, you will be transferred to Search.mygamesxp.com.
The page appears to be safe, but it may often advertise various websites that offer their visitors the opportunity to play free online games. However, these 3rd-party pages may promote Potentially Unwanted Programs, dubious Web browser extensions, and other suspicious content that should be avoided. We advise users whose Web browsers redirect them to Search.mygamesxp.com, to take action and eliminate the problem immediately. The suggested way to handle this issue is to use a reputable anti-malware solution to identify and remove the hijacker's files. After a successful removal of the Search.mygamesxp.com hijacker, computer users should restore their search engine, Web browser's homepage, and new tab page manually.
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