Pushmestar.com
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.
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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: | 1,091 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 14,816 |
| First Seen: | August 8, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 25, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
If, when browsing the Internet you suddenly start seeing numerous, intrusive pop-up messages from a website named Pushmestar.com, this means that a browser hijacker has entered your computer. The fake messages displayed by Pushmestar.com are intended to convince computer users to allow it to use the useful and legitimate notifications feature of your Web browser. These notifications will be nothing more than advertisements promoting PUPs (Possibly Unwanted Programs), adult-laced content websites, bogus updates, pirated games and more. Besides being annoying because they will cover the website you are trying to visit, these advertisements can be highly unsafe when clicked. because they can lead to threatening, malware-laced Web pages.
Computer users housing a browser hijacker on their machines will be subjected to changes on their Web browser settings, Web pages not behaving properly, pop-up advertisements appearing non-stop and even their data being collected and sent to third parties.
All of the consequences of having Pushmestar.com on your computer described above justify the recommendation of security experts: browser hijackers can cause numerous problems and are better if removed from an affected machine the sooner the better. By using a skilled anti-malware product you can remove Pushmestar.com automatically from your computer and go back to your routine.
URLs
Pushmestar.com may call the following URLs:
| pushmestar.com |
