Secure Color Search
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EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
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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: | 12,522 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 16 |
| First Seen: | June 8, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 22, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Secure Color Search promotes itself as a useful browser extension that can help users pinpoint the exact color used anywhere on a website. Users can select the chosen color and immediately learn its HEX, RGB and HSV codes. Such functionality could be rather helpful for people with artistic inclinations, graphic designers, etc. Unfortunately, infosec researchers confirmed that Secure Color Search has other major functionality - the generation of intrusive and questionable advertisements.
Indeed, the application has been classified as adware. It tries to generate monetary gains for its operators via an annoying ad campaign. Users dealing with adware should always remember that the displayed advertisements must be approached with caution. Interacting with the shown advertisements could trigger forced redirects leading to online tactics, fake giveaways, phishing schemes, portals spreading PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and more. The advertisements themselves could be promoting similarly untrustworthy websites or software products.
Adware, browser hijackers, and other PUPs also commonly carry the ability to collect data from the devices they are installed on. Users could risk having their browsing activities monitored, packaged, and exfiltrated to a server controlled by the PUP's operators. In many cases, the harvested data also includes numerous device details or even confidential information extracted from the browser's autofill data.
