Search.searchw3m.com
Posted: December 7, 2017
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: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 9 |
First Seen: | June 1, 2022 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Search.searchw3m.com is a search address, which appears to be associated with a browser extension offered by Polarity Technologies LTD. The add-on in question is likely to be promoted as a browser-enhancing utility, which can give users access to new intriguing features and tools but, in reality, all it does is to modify their default new tab to Search.searchw3m.com. While this change is not a harmful one, it can, certainly, be put into the 'undesired' category. The search feature that Search.searchw3m.com hosts works by redirecting the user to the Yahoo Search so that at least the quality of the search results should be reliable.
The installation of the add-on linked to Search.searchw3m.com is likely to happen with the user's permission. We are yet to see any software by Polarity Technologies being distributed via shady means and, instead, users are likely to come across their products via online advertisements and offers, which they might encounter while browsing various websites.
Often, the best way to revert the changes that the Search.searchw3m.com hijacker brought is to fully remove the trouble-making browser add-on. Although this can be accomplished manually, we advise our readers to take care of the issue with the assistance of a suitable PC security tool that can guarantee the full removal of the intrusive software.
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