TyphonApp Ads
Posted: July 5, 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: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 85 |
First Seen: | July 10, 2015 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The TyphonApp software is promoted on less-reputable online stores as an application that can deliver a whirlwind of discounts, vouchers, and deals to your desktop. Users that are on a tight budget may be interested in installing the TyphonApp software and save money to buy presents for their family and cover bills. TyphonApp may arrive on your PC in the form of a free software package and change your browser settings to facilitate its operations. The TyphonApp software may change your homepage and uninstall ad-blocking extensions that you may have enabled. Users that installed TyphonApp will be provided with ads to follow so that they can keep up with discounts and special deals. However, the TyphonApp software is labeled as adware because it relies on aggressive advertising and may decrease your overall computer performance. The TyphonApp adware may cover your screen with pop-up windows, banners and full-screen pages loaded with commercials. Security analysts note that the TyphonApp adware might load insecure content and use persistent tracking cookies to load customized ads. The TyphonApp adware may record your clicks around the Web and build an advertising profile about you. The makers of the TyphonApp adware may sell data like your IP address, search history and bookmarks collection to marketers. The TyphonApp adware may write several entries in your Registry to block the installation of extensions that may limit its activity. Also, the TyphonApp adware may hide its files on your hard drive and make removal difficult. The TyphonApp adware might corrupt most browsers including Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Security analysts alert that Web filters like WOT (Web of Trust) and the Cisco Cloud Web Security may not be able to block unsafe ads by TyphonApp. Computer users need to remove the TyphonApp adware with a credible anti-spyware tool and make sure their Internet browser is clean.
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