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Threat Scorecard
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: | 10,516 |
Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 15 |
First Seen: | May 10, 2023 |
Last Seen: | September 19, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
A close look at the Qfind.net website reveals numerous links and search results that lead to shady websites associated with known scams. Carrying out a search on Qfind.net leads to sponsored results, rather than to links related to the keywords entered into the search field. These results are actually thinly veiled advertisements for marketing companies that have paid for Qfind.net's services.
Qfind.net search results are unreliable at best and that it is advisable to stay away from the Qfind.net website. The main danger of Qfind.net is the fact that this website is closely associated with browser hijackers. If you find that your web browser forces you to visit Qfind.net repeatedly, it is probable that your machine has become infected with a dangerous browser hijacker infection.
If Qfind.net is a low quality search engine with unreliable search results, then why would anyone use Qfind.net to carry out their online searches? After all, high quality, free alternatives, such as Google, Yahoo or Bing exist and are freely available. The fact is that most computer users that visit Qfind.net do so because they do not have an option. Their web browser forces them to visit this website repeatedly. This is due to the actions of a malware infection known as a browser hijacker. These kinds of malware threats are designed to influence how a computer has access to the Internet, typically by altering the HOSTS file, which determines the DNS servers to which your computer connects when going online.
By altering your system settings, criminals can force you to visit Qfind.net repeatedly against your will. Qfind.net redirects may occur after attempting to visit any other website or in the form of pop-up windows; however, the most common type of Qfind.net redirect occurs after carrying out a search on a legitimate search engine. Qfind.net-associated malware alters the search results so that they link to Qfind.net instead of to their legitimate websites. Qfind.net and similar low quality search engines are set up in order to generate advertising revenue. Search results on Qfind.net are usually sponsored. Links on the Qfind.net website will also typically allow criminals to profit each time unsuspecting computer users click on them.
URLs
Qfind.net may call the following URLs:
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