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Whitesmoke Search Protect

Published by WhiteSmoke

Details

Location:C:\users\user\appdata\local\whitesmoke\whitesmoke\1.3.12.5
Install size:1.96 MB (2,056,835 bytes)

The trust score is the reputation of Whitesmoke Search Protect based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Files installed (whitesmoke.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Automatically executes when the user logs into Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

12
Malware detections

whitesmoke.exe has been detected by the following 12 antivirus programs:
avast!
as Win32:Malware-gen
AVG
as Montiera.AF9
AVware
as Montiera (fs)
Baidu-International
as PUA.Win32.Montiera.BL
ESET-NOD32
as a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.L
G Data
as Win32.Trojan.Agent.11FF2B
Malwarebytes
as PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A
McAfee
as Artemis!1447EC925E8C
McAfee-GW-Edition
as Artemis
Sophos
as PayByAds
TrendMicro-HouseCall
as Suspicious_GEN.F47V0912
VIPRE Antivirus
as Montiera (fs)
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

whitesmoke.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run)
Publisher:Pay By Ads LTD
MD5:
12
1447ec925e8c43d6716529cf4fd0179c
sqlite.dll
Behavior:ActiveX Install
MD5:0b18046d65a107e1e51e7bdc9b50ff6b
efRoljoj.dll
MD5:9823839c2b2a07e1788afaa906830bad
jkficEIc.dll
MD5:9b2436661328433bfd117dd1121f2acd
res.dll
Publisher:Pay By Ads LTD
MD5:0a1509e4c5ba9b20aabb3e80b40770e4
whtsmksetup.exe
Publisher:Pay By Ads LTD
MD5:d4db46034cf02f2b616b14de9cbdbd5e

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Facts

  • Whitesmoke Search Protect is developed by WhiteSmoke.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • This software is typically packaged with 3rd-party software bundlers and installed as an optional 'offer'.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 85.0%.
  • A startup entry is added to the user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots and the user logs in.
 
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