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EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 14,519 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 11,787 |
| First Seen: | November 20, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | August 14, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Cheapster is adware that tries to induce computer users into installing its application on their computers in order to get Cheapster's help while online shopping. Also, Cheapster adware may enter your computer automatically as a component of the installation process of a free utility. Computer users should be careful when clicking on ads displayed by Cheapster. Although Cheapster adware does display numerous advertisements, Cheapster adware may perform some harmful actions that will make Cheapster be classified as a Possibly Unwanted Program. Cheapster adware may collect your browsing infroamtion; cause performance and speed problems on the affected computer; and cause havoc with your online shopping. Computer users that have Cheapster installed on their machines should uninstall Cheapster with a malware remover.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Cheapster Ads
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | msilnk.exe | 8b475670a043f061d7edad38aed124d1 | 4,491 |
| 2. | msilnk64.exe | b769459be61c813d433e9f01964c3539 | 2,638 |
| 3. | msilnk.exe | 6ae83a955e3aa8bb8305ca6498df54d1 | 2,009 |
| 4. | msilnk64.exe | 419a36c032a16a3295ff9af6e898d225 | 1,283 |
| 5. | CheapsterUninst.exe | bbd44e5c16879f6ea7edf6dd11b87d7f | 238 |
| 6. | msilnk.exe | c5d5020ecb30a9cbde41099121aee079 | 12 |
| 7. | msilnk64.exe | 81d25689105e1f415dfdd57016a8ffb3 | 12 |
| 8. | msilnk.exe | e3031a8e1053f3c9b539187eba62ffef | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
Cheapster Ads may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Cheapster |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Cheapster |
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