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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: | 5,777 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 578 |
| First Seen: | November 10, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 23, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Users who land on the Prime-scanner.com website should be careful, as the page could contain various, deceptive messages. Many rogue websites of this type are capable of adjusting the tactics they show to users, based on factors, such as the incoming users' IP addresses or geolocations. When infosec experts observed the Prime-scanner.com page, they were presented with a variation of the 'Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!' tactic.
This particular scheme utilizes numerous, fake security alerts and warnings displayed as pop-up windows and on the main page. The fabricated messages will typically be disguised as alerts coming from a reputable source. In this case, Prime-scanner.com pretends that it delivers alerts from McAfee, even though the company is in no way connected to the fraudulent website.
Another tactic commonly used as part of these tactics is showing users the results of a supposed threat scan of their devices. The results will invariably contain numerous issues and even malware threats. However, in reality, the entire scan is fake, as no website can perform such functionality on its own.
The main goal of Prime-scanner.com and any other rogue website similar to it is to generate profits for their operators in the form of commission fees. The fake scares are used as a way to push unsuspecting users into pressing a displayed button that will take them to the official page of a computer security tool. The opened page will have affiliated tags attached to it and, as a result, any transactions performed by the user will generate money for the fraudsters.
URLs
Prime-scanner.com may call the following URLs:
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