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ClickPotato

Published by Pinball Corporation

ClickPotato Publisher's Description

Our Software product automatically collects information from you to enable the Software’s services. By installing the Software, you authorize Pinball Corporation to periodically collect certain...  Read more

Details

Latest version:12.0.17.0
Location:C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.19.0
Install size:514.11 KB (526,448 bytes)
About URL:http://www.clickpotato.com
Help link:http://www.clickpotato.com/help
Uninstall:"C:\users\user\appdata\Local\ClickPotatoLiteSA\bin\12.0.17.0\ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe" Web

The trust score is the reputation of ClickPotato 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

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Integrates with the Internet Explorer web browser via an extension.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.

33
Malware detections

ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe has been detected by the following 33 antivirus programs:
AhnLab V3 Internet Security
as Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir
as Adware/ClickPotato.A.249
Antiy Labs AVL
as AdWare/Win32.HotBar.gen
avast!
as Win32:Zango-AS [PUP]
BitDefender
as Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
ByteHero
as Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i
CAT Quick Heal
as Adware.ClickPotato (Not a Virus)
Commtouch
as W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
Comodo Internet Security
as UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web
as Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
as AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato!IK
Fortinet
as Adware/Hotbar
F-Prot
as W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure
as Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
G Data
as Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
Ikarus
as AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin
as Adware/HotBar.em
K7 AntiVirus
as Adware
Kaspersky
as not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar.ej
McAfee
as Generic PUP.x!td
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
as Generic PUP.x!td
Microsoft Security Essentials
as Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
NOD32
as probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Norman
as W32/Suspicious_Gen2.OVSTY
PC Tools
as Trojan.Gen
Sophos
as Hotbar
SUPERAntiSpyware
as Adware.Zango-Heur
Symantec
as Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro
as ADW_CLICKPOTATO
Trend Micro HouseCall
as ADW_CLICKPOTATO
Vba32 AntiVirus
as AdWare.HotBar.ec
VIPRE Antivirus
as Zango.CommonElements
VirusBuster
as Adware.Agent!FHutSEqxKhQ
In addition, a total of 3 unique files installed by ClickPotato contain malware detections. Detections include clickpotatolitesabho.dll.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

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

ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.16.0\ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
Name:ClickPotato Search assistant
MD5:
33
9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f
ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Extension
MD5:
27
d19b98af7fe38b99e5f9c53eb80ec8f8
ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe
MD5:f043b0d1136ba45649bcd78e0a56b484
ClickPotatoLiteSACB.exe
MD5:8443787e7521650da7e1e1217312b7ba
ClickPotatoLiteSAHook.dll
MD5:861d92e953f7a92528ba7cfc59e6aaaa

Installs by Country

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8.3%
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4.2%
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Installs in the United States

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Versions

12.0.17.0 4.17%
12.0.15.0 16.67%
11.0.19.0 12.50%
11.0.16.0 8.33%
10.0.728.0 8.33%
10.0.701.0 4.17%
10.0.668.0 8.33%
10.0.666.0 4.17%
10.0.659.0 16.67%
10.0.630.0 4.17%
10.0.625.0 4.17%
10.0.536.0 4.17%
10.0.529.0 4.17%

Facts

  • ClickPotato is developed by Pinball Corporation.
  • 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.
  • The app's installer will bundle additional software during setup which could include potentially unwanted programs.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 81.0%.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The current version is 12.0.17.0 with 13 known versions. The most widely installed version is 10.0.659.0.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 62.50%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Windows XP 12.50%

PC Manufacturers

HP 27.27%
Dell 13.64%
Toshiba 13.64%
Lenovo 9.09%
ASUS 9.09%
Acer 9.09%
AMI 4.55%
Alienware 4.55%
Samsung 4.55%
Sony 4.55%
 
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