HistCleaner
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: | 5,246 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 159 |
| First Seen: | August 10, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | September 22, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
HistCleaner is a dubious application, whose main purpose is to act as a browser hijacker. These intrusive programs hide their installation via deceptive distribution techniques, such as bundling. The goal is to get installation on the computers or devices without the users realizing it. That is why HistCleaner also may be classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program).
The Web browsers affected by HistCleaner will be forced to open a promoted address. Users will notice that this page will be set as the browser's homepage, new tab page and the default search engine. The PUP promotes the fake search engine at histclean.com. Fake engines take the user's search queries and redirect them through a legitimate one (Bing, in this case) as they cannot produce any results.
While this aspect of the PUP's actions is undeniably annoying, far more sinister things could be happening in the background. After all, most PUPs are known for having data-harvesting capabilities. Users risk having their browsing activities tracked and then transmitted to a remote server. It is strongly recommended to scan your computers or devices with a professional security solution to clean up any such intruder applications.
URLs
HistCleaner may call the following URLs:
| find.cnavigate-on.com |
| histcleaner.com |
