Media Search App
Posted: August 17, 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: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 1,265 |
First Seen: | August 17, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | August 12, 2020 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Media Search App by APN is not an application that can truly assist you when you search for information. The experts label it as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) due to the fact that it often comes unrequested and leaves the majority of clients dissatisfied. Various types of freeware may insert Media Search App into your system in the form of an additional component. To keep such questionable tools away from your PC, you need to perform the installation process through the "Advanced" menu, which will allow you to uncheck the unrequested bonus elements manually. If you let Media Search enter without your knowledge, it will immediately affect Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. One of the first modifications you are about to notice involves the homepage. Your default startup page will be replaced by a search engine powered by Ask. If you rely on search.ask.com when you need information, you may sooner or later get redirected towards some potentially dangerous site. The reason for this probable outcome is the fact that Media Search App includes many sponsored links among the legitimate results. Some of the promoted third-party pages may attempt to make you install questionable software or scam you. Media Search App may also display browser hijacking capabilities – it may automatically transfer you to the partner sites. Last but not least, this PUP may generate ads in the form of banners, pop-ups and interstitial ads that may cause performance issues with the web clients. If you decide not to keep this questionable application on your system, you should perform the removal process with a dedicated malware removal program.
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:C:\Program Files\sushileads\NpUpdaterService.exe
File name: C:\Program Files\sushileads\NpUpdaterService.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
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