Tech-connect.biz
Posted: September 6, 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: | 11,694 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,312 |
First Seen: | September 6, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 1, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Tech-connect.biz is a questionable site and considered as a browser hijacker due to its ability to load as a default home page through its add-on web browser components. While the use of the Tech-connect.biz site by loading it may not be harmful to a PC, it could lead to unwanted activities or content on sites that are redirected from its various sponsored links or advertisements. Most times, Tech-connect.biz components are able to load through the installation of random freeware applications or bundled third-party software obtained from the Internet. Initially, Tech-connect.biz may appear as a generic search engine site similar to something like Google or Bing.
Use of the Internet search feature through Tech-connect.biz may return relevant results, but they could be surrounded by sponsored links that end up causing unwanted redirects to some questionable sites. It is in a computer user's best interest to eliminate any and all components related to Tech-connect.biz through the use of a trusted antimalware resource.
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