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Posted: December 14, 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.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 9 |
First Seen: | December 14, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | February 15, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
If you ever see an offer to install a Web browser extension called XTEX you should decline this offer immediately. This is advised because XTEX is nothing more than a piece of adware whose primary goal is to insert numerous advertisement in the Web browser you are using. The XTEX extension may be distributed with the help of software bundles, so its installation may be offered to users who enjoy using freeware and shareware applications. Although the XTEX adware isn't threatening, having it installed on your computer may lead to annoying changes that will certainly affect your Web browsing sessions in a negative way.
The XTEX ads that may appear in your Web browser once the extension is installed may contain all sorts of content. Most XTEX ads strive to promote various online products and services, but they also may be associated with coupon codes, discounts, news articles, and various Web pages. Due to the random nature of XTEX ads, we advise users not to trust any of the content these ads display. If you installed the XTEX Web browser extension by mistake and your Web browser is cluttered with XTEX ads, you should attempt to solve the problem as soon as possible. To remove XTEX adware, users should download and install a reliable and updated anti-malware application.
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