Candy Twist

from Appenity LLC

Remove Candy Twist by Appenity

What is Candy Twist?

The Candy Twist setup uses the Install Connect Downloader to bundle additional software offers, mostly adware and PUPs.

About (from Appenity)

The Installer manages your download and software installation. In addition to the Game, the Installer may present to you various software offers by us or by one or more of our partners ("Partner Software") via an offer screen, which you can accept or decline. For the avoidance of doubt, you are in no way obligated or r... Read more

Overview

Candy Twist is a software program developed by Appenity. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named projektor.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 5.53 MB (5,799,327 bytes) when donwloaded. The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Malware detected in the program
Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Candy Twist.

updater.exe (2b34b5cbd43331705f41633038f9a56e) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AegisLab	1.5	Troj.W32.Gen
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.6940	BehavesLike.Win32.Tool.dh
Symantec	11/20/2014 rev. 5	WS.Reputation

Candy Twist has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program details

Displayed publisher: InstallConnect

URL: installconnect.com

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\candy twist

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Candy Twist\projektor.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 5.53 MB

Files installed by Candy Twist

Program executable:	projektor.exe
Path:	C:\users\user\appdata\local\candy twist\projektor.exe
MD5:	f9de218e110e3f1bd19e419a0f7117e8

Additional files:

(Malware detected) updater.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Fruit Pop Frenzy_update' (runs daily at 2:54 AM).

How do I remove Candy Twist?

You can uninstall Candy Twist from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program Candy Twist, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Candy Twist.
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.