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Posted: August 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.
Ranking: | 13,524 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 6,396 |
First Seen: | August 31, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 13, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
VidSqaure is a DNS service linked to Ghostify, another DNS service provider that may expose its users to online ads and other marketing content while they browse the Web via the Ghostify's DNS settings. VidSqaure works in a similar way, and users who wish to take advantage of its services may end up finding their Web browser cluttered with pop-ups and online advertisements that may often promote Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), affiliate links and other irrelevant content.
VidSqaure is advertised as a DNS service that allows its users to browse websites that they wouldn't be able to visit otherwise due to limitations set by their employer, school, government or Internet Service Provider (ISP). VidSqaure's website even lists services that their users might be able to access via the modified DNS settings – Hulu, HBO, Netflix, Spotify, etc. There is no doubt that using VidSqaure's does indeed bypass any filters that may prevent the user from accessing these services in case they are blocked. However, while VidSqaure's settings are active, users may see ads and other sponsored content in their Web browser, therefore diminishing their Web browsing experience.
Using VidSqaure's services does not put the user's online safety in danger. However, because it injects a large number of 'Ads by VidSqaure' in the computer user's Web browser, many users might not enjoy being exposed to unwanted ads while browsing their favorite websites. There are better alternatives to VidSqaure, and many of them would never use ads to monetize their service. This is whyyou should seek a better alternative to VidSqaure if you want to unblock particular websites.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:setup.exe
File name: setup.exeSize: 1.92 MB (1920525 bytes)
MD5: 51c80a9895a5f6236413e2d888be47be
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 12, 2017
Registry Modifications
File name without pathwww.vidsqaure[1].xmlRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Gs1EndPimAeN%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\GTFAVENUE%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\IzO1FHinrqLy%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\rZjnDSqKH4pyHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\GTFAVENUE UpdaterSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Gs1EndPimAeNSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\rZjnDSqKH4pySOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Gs1EndPimAeN UpdaterSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GTFAVENUE UpdaterSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IzO1FHinrqLy UpdaterSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\rZjnDSqKH4py UpdaterSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\yufxTCH1hFwV UpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\GTFAVENUE UpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\GTFAVENUE UpdaterSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\GTFAVENUE UpdaterHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Gs1EndPimAeN Updater_is1GTFAVENUE Updater_is1rZjnDSqKH4py Updater_is1{A97606DF-0FE1-4390-B0DD-ADA8B303AE61}_is1
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