MinimalLight
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: | 9,247 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 548 |
| First Seen: | June 6, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 9, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Users may encounter the MinimalLight application being distributed via dubious and untrustworthy websites. The application advertises itself as a convenient way to enable dark mode on certain websites that do not natively provide such functionality. Unfortunately, MinimalLight could be used by its operators to generate intrusive and unwanted advertisements.
Adware applications are unlikely to show ads for legitimate products or services. In most cases, users will be shown advertisements that may be promoting fake giveaways, phishing portals, seemingly useful applications that turn out to be little more than PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), suspicious online gaming/betting sites and more. Interacting with the generated advertisements could in turn trigger forced redirects leading to more dubious destinations.
While present on the system, PUPs also could be spying on the user's browsing activities. The browsing history, search history and clicked URLs could be packaged and transmitted to a remote server. Some applications of this type even harvest device details or sensitive information (banking details, payment data, credit/debit card numbers) extracted from browsers' autofill data.
