Searchz.co
Posted: June 30, 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: | 21 |
First Seen: | June 30, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | April 24, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Searchz.co is an unreliable search platform that you should not use. Searchz.co may display highly manipulated results to make you visit sponsored domains. The developers of Searchz.co may rely on a very questionable method to promote it. They have released a browser hijacker, which may enter silently and set Searchz.co as your homepage automatically. You may install this harmful extension together with third-party freeware. The experts suggest you read the 'Terms and Conditions' and 'License Agreement' before pressing the 'I agree' buttons. If you notice that the freeware promotes additional applications, you should cancel the installation. In some cases, the 'Advanced' guide may let you choose for yourself which programs in the bundle to install and which to skip. The browser hijacker is compatible with many of the leading Web clients, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As soon as it enters, the add-on may make Searchz.co your starting site and default search provider. The design of this search engine imitates the layout of Google, but the similarities end here. If you perform a search, you may encounter a list of sponsored links. Unlike legitimate platforms, Searchz.co may not label its ads properly. As a consequence, you may start visiting affiliated domains without even suspecting. The greatest risk of doing so concerns the security of your PC. If you use this dubious search client continuously, you may end up on a site that offers fake software updates or tries to gather information from the visitors eventually. Some of the sponsored links also may take you to pages that display deceitful security warnings. It is recommended to delete the browser hijacker behind Searchz.co right away. The most efficient method to perform the removal is to use dedicated security software.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\searchz.coSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.searchz.co
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