WindeskWinsearch
Posted: May 19, 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: | 14,882 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 2,874 |
First Seen: | May 19, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | September 27, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WindeskWinsearch is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that installs as a desktop widget and exhibits adware capabilities. WindeskWinsearch might mislead users into downloading it by claiming to provide quick and permanent access to searching without the need for a web browser. WindeskWinsearch also claims to supply search results directly on your screen. Although WindeskWinsearch may seem like a useful widget, it may also alter the current browser settings and promote third-party websites. In addition, users that downloaded WindeskWinsearch complain that they experience annoying redirects to unwanted web locations such as the questionable search engine Trovi. WindeskWinsearch also promotes intrusive online advertisements that are utilized as a platform for redirecting users to sponsored websites. Regardless of its useful features, WindeskWinsearch is not the widget you need and computer security experts advise to remove it.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathWindeskWinsearch.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windesk Winsearch_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Windesk Winsearch_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Windesk Winsearch.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windesk WinsearchSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Windesk Winsearch.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}WindeskWinsearch
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