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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.
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 6 |
| First Seen: | November 30, 2023 |
| Last Seen: | December 1, 2023 |
The PrivateVPNBrowsing software from Friendlyappz.com is promoted on the Chrome Web Store as a tool that helps you control the data you share online and provide users with "an all-in-one package to secure your online privacy." Also, the PrivateVPNBrowsing extension is stated to "detect search activity that may be tracked and linked to your personal information, and redirecting it to an untracked and safe, private search engine." You can read the full description on Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privatevpnbrowsing/fajnmgmnchpphaiajljcgfnlgcglogig.
Web surfers may be lead to believe by Friendlyappz.com that the PrivateVPNBrowsing browser extension includes a proxy service and that it can secure their online activity. You should note that the PrivateVPNBrowsing app adds an icon to the navigation panel which features a promotional image for the NetNut Proxy extension from www[.]netnut[.]io. The NetNut Proxy extension offers proxy services while the PrivateVPNBrowsing extension adds a custom search by Mps.eanswers.com to your omnibox. Tests of the PrivateVPNBrowsing extension showed that mps.eanswers.com does not feature connection encryption and that Web surfers are rerouted to h[tt]ps://www.myprivatesearch[.]com/search?q=[search terms]. Clicking on the terms of use and privacy policy links presented on the PrivateVPNBrowsing drop-down menu leads users to Myprivatesearch.com/policy and Myprivatesearch.com/terms. PrivateVPNBrowsing is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Friendlyappz.com that causes browser redirects and promotes third-party products. Additionally, PrivateVPNBrowsing appears to be a clone of Untrack Search, BrowsePrivately, iPrivate Multi Search and Browsing Guard. The company behind Eanswers.com is using extensions that are supposed to protect your data to collect information on your Internet activity and publish tailor-suited ads via Myprivatesearch.com. You might want to consider removing the PrivateVPNBrowsing extension from Friendlyappz.com that is a proxy for Eanswers.com.
URLs
PrivateVPNBrowsing may call the following URLs:
| feedfinder23.info |
