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Should I remove Boxore Client?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,673
United States Rank #20,061
Reach 0.1119%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.83 days
643.95 days >
Average installed length: 338.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.0.0.0 3.85%
5.9.0.0 5.44%
5.8.0.0 3.72%
5.7.0.0 0.05%
5.6.0.0 9.70%
5.5.0.0 0.09%
5.4.0.0 0.09%
5.0.0.0 18.99%
4.9.0.0 9.79%
4.8.0.0 8.16%
4.7.0.0 5.03%
4.6.0.0 12.78%
4.5.0.0 0.36%
4.4.0.0 1.90%
4.3.0.0 0.95%
4.2.2.0 2.99%
4.2.1.0 0.09%
4.2.0.0 0.05%
1.2.38.0 4.58%
1.2.37.0 0.09%
1.2.34.0 2.18%
1.2.33.0 0.18%
1.2.32.0 0.95%
1.2.31.0 0.54%
1.2.30.0 2.22%
1.2.29.0 2.04%
1.2.28.0 0.09%
1.2.27.0 0.36%
1.2.22.0 1.63%
1.2.21.0 0.14%
1.2.18.0 0.18%
1.2.11.0 0.14%
1.2.7.0 0.27%
1.2.1.0 0.05%
1.0.25.0 0.14%
1.0.24.0 0.18%

Boxore Client

What is Boxore Client?

Typically bundled through 3rd party download managers as an 'offer'. The software will modify the user's web browser and display advertisements in Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox as well as modify the home and search pages.

About  (from Boxore OU)

Boxore is a program for Firefox and Internet Explorer that detects in real time and anonymously your interests based on your recent internet browsing centers. Based on your interests, you Boxore submit suggestions as relevant articles, videos and offers. By installing Client Boxore you get with site under a selection o...  Read more

Overview

The most used version is 5.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is boxore.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 131 files and is usually about 1.44 MB (1,511,424 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Starts automatically
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Boxore Client.
boxore.exe (290dff71c80b837339b897a328c711b8) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
G Data 14.1.22 Win32.Trojan-Dropper.BoxoreInject
Malwarebytes v2013.08.28.09 Adware.Boxore
McAfee 5600.7255 Artemis!290DFF71C80B
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7255 Generic PUP.d
Boxore Client has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.boxore.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\boxore\boxoreclient
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{9BF8BEF9-4DC6-45FC-9AA5-4B1311392CAD}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.44 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Boxore Client

Program executable:boxore.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Boxore Client
Path:C:\Program Files\boxore\boxoreclient\boxore.exe
MD5:290dff71c80b837339b897a328c711b8

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • boxore.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Boxore Client' which loads as C:\Program Files\Boxore\BoxoreClient\boxore.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

boxore.exe
Memory:8.9 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0003882207%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00015935%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00022887%
0.015104% average

How do I remove Boxore Client?

You can uninstall Boxore Client from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Boxore Client, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Boxore Client.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 8.1 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.03%
Windows 10 26.37%
Windows Vista 7.29%
Windows XP 5.30%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.27%
Windows 8.1 12.54%
Windows 7 Professional 8.89%
Windows 8 7.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.61%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.35% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 87.35%
  United States 4.88%
  MA 1.09%
  Canada 0.76%
  United Kingdom 0.71%
  DZ 0.62%
  Germany 0.43%
  Italy 0.33%
  Belgium 0.33%
  Iran 0.28%
  TN 0.24%
  Israel 0.24%
  Netherlands 0.24%
  Spain 0.24%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.08%
Acer 22.35%
ASUS 17.53%
Dell 9.85%
Toshiba 6.08%
Samsung 5.49%
GIGABYTE 2.38%
Lenovo 1.06%
American Megatrends 0.86%
Intel 0.79%
Packard Bell 0.79%
MSI 0.73%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.78%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 6.01%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.62%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.16%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 3.08%
ASUS All Series 1.85%

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