Startgo123.com
Posted: June 29, 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.
Ranking: | 8,314 |
---|---|
Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 21,791 |
First Seen: | June 29, 2016 |
---|---|
Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Startgo123.com is a suspicious search platform that the experts encourage you to avoid. Startgo123.com is associated with a persistent Web add-on that may enter inconspicuously. The experts call these parasites browser hijackers because they may cause a variety of unpleasant changes to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Startgo123.com has been designed for one simple reason, which is to cause page impressions on promoted third-party sites. To accomplish its mission, Startgo123.com may display manipulated results. Startgo123.com places sponsored links above those that match your query in the best possible way. Unlike legit search providers, Startgo123.com may not label its ads properly. This means that you may start going to sponsored domains without even suspecting the corresponding links were included artificially. This way, it is possible to start wasting time on platforms irrelevant to your search terms. An even greater risk is that some of the affiliated sites may be unsafe. If they offer you an update for Java/Adobe or a brand new program, you should refuse because it may be threatening. It is also advisable to ignore all security warnings as they may try to make you dial bogus support agents. The browser hijacker related to Startgo123.com may enter when you install software bundles silently. This approach may be misleading if the user doesn't pay attention to the details. You should never click on the 'I agree' and 'Next step' buttons without reading the text. The experts remind you that the 'Advanced' installation guides usually provide a list of all application included in the bundle. This way, you should succeed in keeping the unwanted ones away. Once the parasite enters, it may make Startgo123.com your homepage automatically. The most efficient method to eliminate this parasite from your Web clients is to use special security software.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_www.startgo123.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.startgo123.com_0.localstorage-journalRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\system32\NetUtils2016.dll%WINDIR%\system32\NetUtils2016.exe%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\NetUtils2016.exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\startgo123.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.startgo123.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\startgo123.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\www.startgo123.comSYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\NetUtils2016SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\NetUtils2016srvSYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\NetUtils2016SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\NetUtils2016srvSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetUtils2016SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetUtils2016srv
Leave a Reply
Please note that we are not able to assist with billing and support issues regarding SpyHunter or other products. If you're having issues with SpyHunter, please get in touch with SpyHunter customer support through your SpyHunter . If you have SpyHunter billing questions, we recommend you check the Billing FAQ. For general suggestions or feedback, contact us.