SurplusStatus
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.
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 11 |
| First Seen: | April 11, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | October 28, 2022 |
SurplusStatus is an intrusive application whose main purpose appears to be the delivery of unwanted and annoying advertisements to users' Mac devices. This behavior classifies the application as adware. Furthermore, due to the questionable methods likely to be used as part of its distribution, SurplusStatus could be considered a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) as well. Infosec researchers have confirmed that SurplusStatus belong to the prolific AdLoad adware family.
Adware applications rarely possess enough legitimate features to outway the drawbacks of having a constant influx of advertisements disrupt any activity carried out on the device. Users also should be aware that advertisements associated with such unproven sources are likely to promote unsafe destinations, fake giveaways, phishing portals, shady online betting/gaming platforms, etc. Even when the advertised products are real, the operators of the PUP are likely trying to earn fraudulent commission fees.
While the advertisements occupy the attention of the user, these PUPs could be silently siphoning out important information and exfiltrating it to their operators. The collected information could include users' browsing data, device details, and confidential information extracted from browsers' autofill data.
