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Posted: August 28, 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.
Ranking: | 13,467 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,171 |
First Seen: | August 28, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WikiTime is a questionable PC application that is supposed to provide its users with quick and convenient access to WikiPedia's huge database of information. While having constant access to WikiPedia may seem like a great reason to use the WikiTime web browser extension, it is worth noting that the extension doesn't come without its negative sides. The WikiTime is ad-supported, so by installing it users agree to see the WikiTime Ads in their web browser. The advertisements used by this software may be part of a paid-per-clicking advertising campaign whose goal is to generate revenue for the adware's authors. The content of the WikiTime ads may come from 3rd-parties, so there is no way to guarantee that the WikiTime advertising network won't be used to distribute malicious or disturbing content.
The WikiTime software may not only promote malicious content, but it may also spy on the user's online activities. To do so, the WikiTime software uses a tracking cookie to gather non-identifiable data regarding frequently visited websites, search queries, and other surfing habits. The purpose of this action is to collect information that can be used to improve the WikiTime advertising campaigns. However, experts in the security field consider this behavior to invade the privacy of users, so the removal of the WikiTime app is recommended. The software is classified as adware, and it is recommended to use reputable anti-malware software for the removal of WikiTime.
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