Windows Route Manager
Posted: July 20, 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: | 66 |
First Seen: | July 20, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | October 30, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Windows Route Manager is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) whose installation may bring a large number of annoying problems to your computer. The Windows Route Manager PUP may be found in low-quality software bundles, which are well-known for their tendency to distribute adware, browser hijackers and, as in this case, Potentially Unwanted Programs. When Windows Route Manager is installed, its installer doesn't create 'Start Menu' shortcuts or 'Desktop' shortcuts to access the application. This means that users will not ever find out that they have Windows Route Manager installed unless they take a look at the 'Programs and Features' in the 'Windows Control Panel' or find the 'WinRouteD.exe' process (the main executable of Windows Route Manager) running in the 'Task Manager.'
When Windows Route Manager is active, it may establish a background Internet connection with several websites that are linked to advertising campaigns. The good news is that Windows Route Manager doesn't download any files to the user's computer, so there's no risk of getting infected with threats via Windows Route Manager. However, the activity that Windows Route Manager carries out may mean that your computer's hardware resources will be drained, and you may experience performance issues for as long as Windows Route Manager is running.
Since Windows Route Manager is identified as a PUP and it doesn't provide users with any useful features, there isn't a single good reason to keep this program on your computer. The best way to resolve this issue is to uninstall the Windows Route Manager software. Keep in mind that some dubious PUPs may preserve some of their components despite being uninstalled, so you may want to use an anti-malware scanner to make sure that all of Windows Route Manager's files have been successfully removed.
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