Darknes
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: | 12,572 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 54 |
| First Seen: | September 6, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 5, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Darknes is a browser extension that claims to provide users with the ability to switch certain simple websites into the Dark Mode, even if they do not possess such functionality natively. Even though some users could find this feature to be genuinely helpful, keeping Darknes active on your computer is still not recommended. Mainly, because the application appears to be far more interested in delivering numerous intrusive advertisements to users. As a result, infosec researchers have classified the extension as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) and adware.
Adware applications are designed to generate proceeds for their operators by running intrusive ad campaigns. The frequently appearing advertisements could have a detrimental impact on the user experience on the affected device, causing disruptions and interrupting the normal activities of users. More importantly, the advertisements are likely to promote untrustworthy destinations and dubious software applications. Users could be presented with advertisements for shady online gaming/betting platforms, adult-oriented sites, or unsafe pages running technical support, phishing, or other online schemes.
In addition, PUPs are notorious for having intrusive capabilities that they activate silently in the background of the system. In most cases, these consist of data-tracking functionalities. Users risk having their browsing-related data monitored, packaged and transmitted to a remote server. However, the operators of certain PUPs also target device details or even sensitive information, such as account credentials or banking details extracted from browsers' autofill data.
