TheBestApp
Posted: June 8, 2015
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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 8 |
First Seen: | June 2, 2015 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
TheBestApp is as an adware application that utilizes questionable delivery methods to infiltrate as many systems as possible. TheBestApp may claim to provide useful features related to users' online activities, but in reality, TheBestApp is yet another adware. Adware developers often include TheBestApp in bundles with other free applications to get a higher delivery rate. Once installed, TheBestApp automatically starts keeping track of users' IP address, browsing history and habits. Later, the information collected by TheBestApp is utilized to promote all kinds of annoying advertisements. Ads by TheBestApp are considered untrusted as they are tailored according to the collected information. Also, TheBestApp ads are known to redirect users to third-party websites that might promote questionable content. Computer security experts advise users to perform a scan with a trusted anti-malware tool that would detect the infection and remove all files.
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