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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: | 4,237 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 633 |
| First Seen: | July 24, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | May 18, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Personal-scan.com doesn't exist to provide its visitors with relevant or factual information on how they can keep their devices safe. However, the site does claim to have scanned their devices and found numerous malware threats. Unfortunately, no page can perform such a scan on its own and all of the claims made by Personal-scan.com are completely false and fabricated. In fact, they are part of a popular online tactic found on many rogue websites.
Known as 'Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!', this particular scheme also exploits the name, logo, brand, etc., of a popular security vendor such as McAfee or Norton. The goal is to make the false security alerts and warnings appear as if coming from a legitimate source. Of course, neither of the two companies has any connection to such dubious websites.
The goal of the fraudsters is likely to be the generation of monetary gains via illegitimate commission fees. The amount they earn may be based on the number of transactions completed through the misleading page. Another option involves using fake security alerts to push users into downloading and installing a promoted application.
What users should remember is that even if they are presented with a really useful software product that they are interested in trying out, they should still get the application from a reputable source. If possible, they should avoid following the instructions of a random website they encountered while browsing the Internet.
