PhraseFinder
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:
Popularity Rank: 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.
| Popularity Rank: | 12,581 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 20,292 |
| First Seen: | January 29, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | January 7, 2026 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The PhraseFinder program is classified by security researchers as adware that might use pop-up windows, banners, contextual and transitional ads to deliver marketing content into your web browser. You may wish to know that the PhraseFinder adware is connected to others of its kind like InfoAtoms and Search Snacks, and you may be offered to install them as helpful extensions. The PhraseFinder adware is deployed embedded with freeware setup files that most users carelessly install via the 'Express' or 'Typical' option. Security researchers note that the PhraseFinder adware may appear as a browser plugin in order to execute its operations and generate pay-per-click revenue for its developers. The PhraseFinder adware may read your Internet history and detect your approximate geographical location in order to display customized commercials. You should keep in mind that ads by adware such as the PhraseFinder are not considered as safe, and you might be directed to visit untrusted web pages. Many users may not welcome the aggressive advertisement campaign of the PhraseFinder. Security researchers recommend users to eradicate the PhraseFinder adware with the help of a credible anti-spyware application.
Table of Contents
SpyHunter Detects & Remove PhraseFinder
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | pfnfd_1_10_0_11.sys | 13eae7201961a9e9734aa4cd8bafee5b | 457 |
| 2. | pfnfd_1_10_0_8.sys | bbc272e07971c630bbce4e2a6b22b51e | 257 |
| 3. | pfnfd_1_10_0_9.sys | 086b056c48ff344e2b4601336083152c | 116 |
| 4. | pfnfd_1_10_0_12.sys | c300efcabb86cf8997f131bc4dbd1329 | 46 |
| 5. | pfsvc.exe | 46b04ccfcdc7fd3bcb3942728d96845a | 6 |
