VoltageTask
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: | 35 |
| First Seen: | February 8, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 6, 2023 |
VoltageTask joins the numerous other deceptive and intrusive applications that try to take advantage of Mac users. These applications are commonly distributed through underhanded methods. Indeed, most Mac users do not recall ever allowing their installation on their devices. That is because the applications may have been installed as part of a shady software bundle or even as an outright fake installer/updater. Based on this behavior, these applications are classified as PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs).
At the same time, VoltageTask's primary function is the delivery of unwanted advertisements to the user's Mac, making it an adware application. Adware is an ever-growing category of applications designed to monetize their presence via annoying ad campaigns. Apart from the diminished user experience on the device, the advertisements are likely to be promoting untrustworthy destinations - hoax websites, phishing schemes, shady age-restricted or adult-oriented platforms and more. Redirects to such websites may also occur whenever users interact with the displayed advertisements.
Having a PUP installed on your device also could lead to privacy concerns. It is common for such applications to have at least some degree of data-tracking functionality. In most cases, the PUP will spy on the browsing activities performed on the system by accessing the browsing history, search history and clicked URLs. More problematic are the PUPs that try to extract autofill data from the user's Web browsers. In these instances, users may have sensitive information, such as account credentials and payment details packaged and then transmitted to a remote server.
