Zip Arcade Ads
Posted: January 6, 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: | 2/10 |
---|---|
Infected PCs: | 155 |
First Seen: | January 6, 2016 |
---|---|
Last Seen: | May 8, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
In case your browser starts loading ads with the slogan 'Powered by Zip Arcade' or 'Generated by Zip Arcade,' then there is undoubtedly adware on your PC. This tool is not created for the benefit of the clients. Its purpose is to promote third-party sites, and for this service, the developers receive certain commissions. Zip Arcade is closely associated with a platform for online games, which you can find on ziparcade.com. Some of the games may launch in the browser, and they are considered to be safe. However, others have desktop versions. If you agree to install them, the adware also may take control of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Zip Arcade may insert various banners, pop-ups, animations, and cleverly positioned in-text ads on the Web pages. These unrequested commercial materials may lead to different problems. First of all, they may consume a lot of system resources for their loading, which leaves less available resources for the other processes. As a consequence, the Web clients may start working too slowly. It is even possible for them to freeze or crash once in a while, especially if you open several tabs simultaneously. The second negative aspect of Zip Arcade is related to its partner domains. While a significant part of the coupons and deals may lead to sites that seem to be safe, some sponsored links may open potentially unsafe pages. The offers that you see may be relevant to the recently visited sites and the latest searches. In case you cannot stop yourself from exploring them, you should remember not to install any software to prevent potential danger. Even if you have a powerful and don't experience any performance issues, seeing unwanted ads all the time may be frustrating. Zip Arcade is not among the applications that you can delete easily, so you may need to use credible security software.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:setup.exe
File name: setup.exeSize: 297.04 KB (297040 bytes)
MD5: 6b36eb9faa244ef96d56f69472042b24
Detection count: 8
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020
Registry Modifications
CLSID{5ACC1C7F-8C3E-44DB-9B84-972085F1F756}{EE4E6262-375F-4405-950B-2C6E4884FC7C}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\GKFM9MN8YMNU8FKN8WEOUGJ5FVNHADQ1Software\Classes\ZipArcade.ControlSoftware\Classes\ZipArcade.Control.1Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{EE4E6262-375F-4405-950B-2C6E4884FC7C}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{72B2CC04-02E1-4EB2-A4B1-8476A36823EC}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{EE4E6262-375F-4405-950B-2C6E4884FC7C}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ZipArcade
Leave a Reply
Please note that we are not able to assist with billing and support issues regarding SpyHunter or other products. If you're having issues with SpyHunter, please get in touch with SpyHunter customer support through your SpyHunter . If you have SpyHunter billing questions, we recommend you check the Billing FAQ. For general suggestions or feedback, contact us.