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HOSTS Anti-PUPs/Adwares

Published by Malekal's Team

Details

Latest version:1.0.2
Location:C:\Program Files\hosts_anti_adwares_pups
Install size:840.39 KB (860,555 bytes)
About URL:http://www.malekal.com/2012/01/10/hosts-anti-pupsadware/
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Hosts_Anti_Adwares_PUPs\HOSTS_Anti-Adware.exe -Uninstall
The trust score is the reputation of HOSTS Anti-PUPs/Adwares 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.
  • Poorly rated based on user's overall sentiment.

3
Malware detections

hosts_anti-adware.exe has been detected by the following 3 antivirus programs:
Commtouch
 as W32/GenBl.04ECEB0E!Olympus
Ikarus
 as Trojan.SuspectCRC
Symantec
 as WS.Reputation.1
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

hosts_anti-adware.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\hosts_anti_adwares_pups\hosts_anti-adware.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:
3
04eceb0e720d0c46b9efb9f3171b1077

Installs by Country

60.0%
13.3%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
FR
IT
CA
ES
PT
US

Latest Installs




Versions

1.0.2 93.33%

Facts

  • HOSTS Anti-PUPs/Adwares is developed by Malekal's Team.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software has a low than expected trust factor which might be a reason to remove it.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0008% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0052%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 86.0%.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'HOSTS Anti-PUPs'.
  • The current version is 1.0.2. The most widely installed version is 1.0.2.
  • About 60.0% of users who have this installed are located in France.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 86.67%
Windows XP 6.67%
Windows Vista 6.67%

PC Manufacturers

HP 46.15%
Acer 23.08%
ASUS 15.38%
Dell 7.69%
Toshiba 7.69%
 
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