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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: | 14,817 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 641 |
| First Seen: | February 7, 2019 |
| Last Seen: | August 5, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Mydesktopdefence.com is a website designed to deliver dubious and misleading content to its visitors specifically. The page may try to use popular clickbait tactics to lure users also have observed the site utilizing fake warning messages in an attempt to scare visitors into buying a subscription for a promoted product.
In the first scenario, the operators of the site generate revenue through an intrusive ad campaign that delivers intrusive, annoying, and unwanted advertisements to the system, while using other options they receive a commission for each purchase carried through the page. The factor deciding which scenario users will get is their geolocation determined through an analysis of the incoming IP addresses to the page.
Users should remember that tactics relying on fake scares may sound serious and alarming but they should be ignored completely. Mydesktopdefence.com is not an exception. The page claims that five different malware threats have been detected on the user's system. Users are then urged to buy the legitimate McAfee security solution. It is important to state that the McAfee security vendor is in no way connected to the deceptive page.
Users should not buy any products promoted through such deceitful and manipulative methods, even when the product itself may be legitimate and safe. If you are interested in trying the application, obtain it through a reputable store platform and not via a shady website that you landed on randomly.
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Mydesktopdefence.com may call the following URLs:
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