SecureWeb BHO

Posted: August 26, 2015

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

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:	11,632
Threat Level:	5/10
Infected PCs:	2,087

First Seen:	August 26, 2015
Last Seen:	February 21, 2025
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

SecureWeb BHO is a browser extension that claims to provide services for improving your Web-surfing security, but actually delivers advertisements. Malware experts have seen SecureWeb BHO and other adware from the same company using questionable distribution methods that may not identify the installers properly prior to installation, and PC users may wish to scan any files they suspect of including this product. Because of the natural dangers provided with any adware product, removing SecureWeb BHO should be the first considered response of any PC owner.

The Helper Sneaking Advertisements into All of Your Browsers

SecureWeb BHO is a Potentially Unwanted Programs that launches advertisements while claiming to offer security features for making your browser safe. Although BHOs, or Browser Helper Objects, are ActiveX extensions that are specific to Internet Explorer, malware experts also see SecureWeb BHO modifying other browsers. Only Windows browsers, such as IE and Firefox, have been verified for delivering SecureWeb BHO advertisements.

Within the range of these affected browsers, SecureWeb BHO's symptoms may include:

SecureWeb BHO may load pop-up windows separately from your browser's window. These pop-ups host additional advertisements, typically unrelated to your current Web-surfing activities.
SecureWeb BHO may inject scripted content into your browser that loads other advertisements into the pages you currently are viewing. One example of such an injected advertisement is a modified search result or hyperlink to an affiliate based on a specific keyword

Because of the indiscriminate nature of SecureWeb BHO's script injecting functions, you may find your ability to access other website content significantly impeded by SecureWeb BHO advertisements. However, malware researchers were most concerned with SecureWeb BHO's choice of advertising partners, which included networks circulating disguised attacks against the audience's PCs. These attacks may be via fraudulent software updates, which may be used for installing threats, or other PUPs.

Securing Your Browser from SecureWeb BHO's Advertisements

SecureWeb BHO's Moscow-based company, Jelbrus LLC, has an extended history of using non-orthodox installation methods for their adware products, including SecureWeb BHO. Distributors of illegal media, such as movie torrents, should be especially aware of the potential for mislabeled SecureWeb BHO installers being included in their downloads. Many anti-adware products still should be capable of detecting SecureWeb BHO's installers before the adware has been installed, although you also may use them for removing SecureWeb BHO afterward.

SecureWeb BHO particularly endangers your PC with its last-known advertising partner's distribution of fake software updates. These 'patches' may include high-level threats, such as backdoor trojans, and may damage other applications during their installation routines. Because script exploits could use these advertisements to harm your computer without any consensual interactions, deleting SecureWeb BHO is an action that's less of a choice than it is a blatant necessity for the safety of most PC owners.

SecureWeb BHO

Threat Metric

The Helper Sneaking Advertisements into All of Your Browsers

Securing Your Browser from SecureWeb BHO's Advertisements

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