Sexy Tube Mode
Posted: August 26, 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: | 2/10 |
---|---|
Infected PCs: | 16 |
First Seen: | August 18, 2015 |
---|---|
Last Seen: | July 28, 2019 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Sexy Tube Mode is a web browser extension that offers users the ability to enhance their online video viewing experience. The application is capable of achieving this by modifying the client-side version of YouTube by making the background darker or by tampering with simple video settings that may slightly enhance the user's experience. However, despite Sexy Tube Mode's interesting features, security experts also note that the web browser extension may work as adware. As soon as Sexy Tube Mode is installed, its advertisements may invade your web browser. The advertisements displayed by Sexy Tube Mode might appear on any website you visit, so avoiding them is impossible. The only way to get rid of Sexy Tube Mode ads is to remove the extension that causes them, so it is up to users to decide whether they'd like to remove the extension or not.
Sexy Tube Mode may sometimes be installed without the user's knowledge because this adware may be propagated via software bundling. This technique is a popular method used by adware developers to reach a wider audience, so the fact that Sexy Tube Mode may use it isn't a surprise. If you notice Sexy Tube Mode ads in your web browser, and you don't recall installing the extension, then it probably arrived on your computer alongside a legitimate piece of freeware you recently installed. If you don't find Sexy Tube Mode's features important or if you simply can't cope with the ads it displays, you should proceed to remove the Sexy Tube Mode web browser extension at once.
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.