User-Agent Switcher
Posted: June 30, 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: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 14 |
First Seen: | June 30, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | February 19, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The User-Agent Switcher is a questionable adware that may inject large quantities of commercial materials in Web pages. The User-Agent Switcher doesn't offer any positive features that can negate the unpleasant consequences of the ads. In theory, the User-Agent Switcher should help you switch to different user agents with a click of the mouse. The User-Agent Switcher is expected to let your browser load a mobile version of the page, or change some advanced settings and protocols.
The programmers may rely on user agents to check if some site elements load properly in all Web clients. The User-Agent Switcher cannot achieve these features. Its description is misleading to make the PC user agree to the installation. In some cases, the User-Agent Switcher may come automatically. This issue may occur when people download freeware and install it without reading details. The developers of such applications don't earn money from its license, so they may agree to include third-party software in exchange for commissions. All parts of the bundle will be loaded together unless you uncheck some of them manually via the 'Advanced' menu. The User-Agent Switcher may cause a variety of changes in the configuration of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Just like the majority of ad-based extensions, this one may substitute both your homepage and default search provider. The alternatives may be unreliable, so you shouldn't consider using them. The User-Agent Switcher may manipulate your searches by including a variety of sponsored links at the front positions. This adware also may generate pop-ups, banners, in-text ads and other commercial materials. Some of the links may take you to new shopping platforms that are legit, but others may expose you unsafe sites associated with harmful activities. Due to the loading of these ads, the performance of your Web clients may deteriorate. To stop the ads, you should delete the User-Agent Switcher with credible security software.
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