Shop with Boost
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: | 3,464 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 20,636 |
| First Seen: | May 27, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | September 25, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Shop with Boost is a browser extension produced by Verti Technology Group, Inc. that may show coupon advertisements when visiting shopping-related websites such as Amazon, eBay, Kmart, Dell, Expedia, and others. The browser add-on of Shop with Boost may integrate itself into Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox Web browsers. While the functionality of Shop with Boost may appear trustworthy because the plug-in of Shop with Boost may declare to help computer users compare products and prices while they shop online, the browser extension of Shop with Boost is, in reality, categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Shop with Boost may proliferate and enter the computer without the computer user's approval. Shop with Boost may also be distributed and install itself onto the PC as an optional program packaged with freeware. The plug-in of Shop with Boost may trace the PC user's Internet surfing activity and may sell the gathered data to third-parties.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Shop with Boost
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BoostUpdater.exe | b45a26fabab911fe3fd6fefbe81d125f | 339 |
| 2. | shopwithboost.exe | b2fc3ddcaa2fd4af7c91b0176e82373c | 2 |
Registry Details
Directories
Shop with Boost may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Boost |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Boost |
URLs
Shop with Boost may call the following URLs:
| boost@boost.net |
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