SurfShield
Threat Scorecard
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.
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 17 |
| First Seen: | October 9, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | September 26, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SurfShield is an adware-related program that, after being installed on your computer, will be, literally, a shield to your Web browsing. SurfShield can attack any Web browser used by the computer user, no matter if it is Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. After SurfShield attaches itself to your Web browser, SurfShield will start displaying loads of unwanted advertisements that will prevent you from achieving your tasks. SurfShield also may try to induce the computer user to fill online surveys that don't mean anything to the computer user. SurfShield may modify your Host file by adding several entries to it. After the changes, every time the computer users try to visit any Web page, they will be redirected to SurfShield's web page that will display the following message: '"Access to this page has been temporally blocked. Please take time to download our web shield update below. You can continue accessing the site after installing update. Thank you". It is a lie; the Web page is perfectly healthy. What is wrong is the presence of SurfShield. Therefore, it is recommended to remove SurfShield automatically with an updated and skilled anti-malware product.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove SurfShield
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. | UpdateService.exe | 69bbc1398c44f5a043e944a5240cf3e8 | 1 |
| 2. | Setup.exe | 2dd3770d0fb58d908a7be101b7a65a6e | 0 |
Registry Details
Directories
SurfShield may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\ShieldMain |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\SurfShieldMain |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ShieldMain |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SurfShieldMain |
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