Scan-pc.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.
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: | 7,602 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,977 |
| First Seen: | February 7, 2019 |
| Last Seen: | September 21, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The name of the Scan-pc.com website creates the impression that it will provide users with some useful content related to the security of their computers or devices. This, however, is completely false, as the main purpose of the site is to deliver dubious content and proliferate a popular browser-based tactic. By employing various misleading and social-engineering tactics, it tries to lure users into unknowingly subscribing to its push notification services.
Most deceptive websites running this tactic urge their visitors to click the displayed 'Allow' button as part of a fake CAPTCHA check. Scan-pc.com, however, has been observed to use a different misleading scenario. Visitors will be presented with messages claiming that they have won a lucrative prize such as iPhone X or other equally valuable smartphone or device. Before they can receive this supposed prize, users are told that they have to click the 'Allow' button.
Of course, this is all a rather transparent lie. If Scan-pc.com is successful, it will try to monetize the browser permissions that it acquired by running an intrusive ad campaign. Users will notice a drastic increase in the advertisements encountered while browsing. The advertisements could even appear when the affected browser is closed.
Users should never engage with advertisements arriving from such unproven and untrustworthy sources. The advertisements could be used as vehicles for the promotion of dubious PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), threatening websites, phishing pages or other shady destinations.
URLs
Scan-pc.com may call the following URLs:
| scan-pc.com |
