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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: | 47 |
| First Seen: | October 25, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | March 29, 2020 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The security alerts, notifications, and messages by SecurityPatchUpdater that may appear in your Internet browser are generated by adware that may promote rogue security tools like Win 7 Antivirus Pro and Advanced Spyware Detect to earn pay-per-install revenue. The SecurityPatchUpdater software is not a legitimate program and should not be trusted to provide recommendations for boosting your cyber defenses. The SecurityPatchUpdater adware may have landed on your computer system incorporated in a free software package that you downloaded from a less reputable software distribution platform. The SecurityPatchUpdater adware may use ActionScript and JavaScript to show advertisements in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox that urge users to install updates from untrusted sources and do not utilize HTTPS encryption.
The SecurityPatchUpdater adware may show pop-ups, banners and floating ad-boxes that feature logos of AV vendors to convince users to install badware like NetLiker and OfferMosquito. The SecurityPatchUpdater adware may read information like your software and hardware configuration, IP address and recently typed search terms on Google to customize its offers and improve its behavioral marketing. Moreover, the SecurityPatchUpdater adware may display pop-up windows with fake security alerts and direct users to call uncertified computer support. The SecurityPatchUpdater adware may run as a background service in the Windows Task Manager and may not feature a description and a publisher. Users that notice messages and notifications by the SecurityPatchUpdater adware should install a credible anti-malware suite that can delete the binary of the SecurityPatchUpdater adware safely.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove SecurityPatchUpdater Ads
Registry Details
Directories
SecurityPatchUpdater Ads may create the following directory or directories:
| %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SecurityPatchUpdater |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\SecurityPatchUpdater |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\SecurityPatchUpdater_IE |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SecurityPatchUpdater |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SecurityPatchUpdater_IE |
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