Safesearch.top
Posted: September 11, 2017
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.
Ranking: | 17,405 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 4,979 |
First Seen: | September 11, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | September 7, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Safesearch.top is a browser hijacker that seems to be targeting a Hebrew-speaking demographic. Safesearch.top is powered by a customized Google search engine and often comes in bundled software offers that may contain a legitimate application that can carry a number of Potentially Unwanted Programs )PUPs) in the same installation package.
Safesearch.top is one such Potentially Unwanted Program. Once Safesearch.top hitches onto your browser, it may change your homepage, show unwanted advertising and redirect your searches. The hijacker also may exchange information with a number of third-party websites and the users cannot know for certain what information may get exchanged and for what purpose. Additionally, certain anti-virus suites bring up red flags when scanning certain URLs and .css files used by Safesearch.top.
The best way to deal with PUPs such as Safesearch.top is to be extra careful when installing anything downloaded from the Internet and read through all the steps of the installation process. Low-threat hijackers like Safesearch.top can usually be removed from the browser’s add-on menu manually or from the system's list of installed software. However, a sweep with your preferred security suite also is recommended.
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