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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.
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 307 |
| First Seen: | January 25, 2019 |
| Last Seen: | October 6, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
123prize.net's whole purpose of existing is to deliver questionable content to its visitors. The site achieves its goal by proliferating a popular browser-based tactic. Users who land on the page will be shown numerous deceptive and manipulative messages. Depending on the exact scenario being used currently, these messages may imply that the page is doing a CAPTCHA check, that a file is ready for download, a video will become accessible and more. No matter what the exact text of the message is, it will always urge users into clicking the displayed 'Allow' button.
What the site doesn't clarify explicitly is that users who click the button will be subscribed to the page's push notification services. This will result in the site obtaining important browser permissions that will be abused to run an intrusive ad campaign. Numerous dubious and untrustworthy advertisements will be delivered to the user's device. The advertisements will continue to appear even if the affected browser is closed completely.
Users should avoid clicking on any of the generated advertisements. Otherwise, they risk being redirected to suspicious or unsafe websites. It is quite common for advertisements delivered by such con pages to redirect to other online tactics, such as fake giveaways or phishing schemes. Users also may land on sites promoting intrusive PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs).
In fact, such a PUP may be the reason why 123prize.net was encountered in the first place. Users should regularly scan their computers or devices for suspicious applications that may have snuck onto them unnoticed.
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