Windows Antivirus Adviser
Posted: November 10, 2014
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: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 5 |
First Seen: | November 10, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | November 4, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Antivirus Adviser is a rogue anti-spyware pretending to be a legitimate virus scanner. Fake online virus scanners may advertise Windows Antivirus Adviser as a tool for additional protection. Windows Antivirus Adviser displays fake alerts for infections on your system, and that is why it is classified as a rogue anti-spyware tool. Windows Antivirus Adviser will display these warnings in order to scare users into buying a key for full protection. Do not fall victim to these fake alerts and do not buy anything from Windows Antivirus Adviser's creators. Their only purpose is to scare you and receive money for protection against non-existent threats. Windows Antivirus Adviser detect a certain list of threats on every computer it manages to infect. Trust in your anti-virus or anti-spyware and always use the "Advanced' or 'Custom' option when you install software on your PC. If you want to remove Windows Antivirus Adviser use a credible anti-spyware solution.
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