Black-Lights
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.
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 57 |
| First Seen: | September 6, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | May 8, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Black-Lights tries to present itself as a useful addition to users' Web browsers. The application claims to allow simple websites to be switched to the Dark Mode even if the pages do not natively support such functionality. Although some users could definitely find this feature to be quite useful, they should still think twice about keeping Black-Lights active on their computers. After all, analysis of the application has revealed that it is far more interested in generating intrusive and annoying advertisements. Because of this fact, Black-Lights has been confirmed to be adware.
Apart from having a disrupting effect on the normal activities carried on the device, the advertisements delivered by adware applications rarely promote genuine destinations or programs. Instead, users could see advertisements for unsafe pages, phishing schemes, fake giveaways, suspicious online betting platforms, etc. They also may be presented with offers to download and install various PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) described as supposedly useful and legitimate applications. In addition, interacting with the shown advertisements could lead to forced redirects to unwanted websites.
At the same time, adware, browser hijackers, and PUPs could be silently performing additional, intrusive actions in the background of the system. In quite a lot of cases, these applications have been observed to monitor users' browsing activities, while also collecting information from the device. The obtained data could be packaged and transmitted to a server controlled by the PUP's operators.
