Should I remove Cartoonly?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #40,120
Reach 0.0010%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 36.88 days
1087.87 days >
Average installed length: 571.59 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0 |
100.00% |
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Cartoonly
from cartoonly.com
What is Cartoonly? (from cartoonly.com)
Create a cartoon version of any picture on Facebook. Turn yourself and friends into cartoons! Upload any profile picture and create your own Cartoon! Also get access to Glitter, Layouts, and Smileys with Glitteroo.
Overview
Cartoonly is a software program developed by cartoonly.com. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named bho_project.dll. The setup package generally installs about 3 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 7. While about 82% of users of Cartoonly come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Iran.
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Cartoonly.
bho_project.dll (c45404a11c8abf0256ff64b236a2e4d9) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.54.164 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
avast! |
2014.9-130523 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
2014.0.3446 |
Generic5 |
Comodo Security |
14631 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.7826 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.Facetheme.A |
G Data |
13.5.22 |
Win32:Adware-gen |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.1.122.0 |
Win32.AdWare |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.155.8025 |
Riskware |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.922155 |
Win32.Malware.Heur_Generic.B.(kcloud) |
Norman |
10.20130523 |
W32/Suspicious_Gen4.AENNC |
PC Tools |
2013 |
Adware.Gen!rem |
Symantec |
5/23/2013 rev. 5 |
Adware.Gen |
Total Defense |
37.0.10218 |
Win32/Adware.OM |
Trend Micro |
10.465.23 |
TROJ_GEN.R4FC8I5 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.143 |
TROJ_GEN.R4FC8I5 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
14604 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 16 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\object
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Object\cartoonly_uninstall.exe
Files installed by Cartoonly
Program module: | bho_project.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | Background Changer |
| Change your background |
Path: | C:\Program Files\object\bho_project.dll |
MD5: | c45404a11c8abf0256ff64b236a2e4d9 |
Additional files:
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cartoonly_uninstall.exe
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themechanger_uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- bho_project.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Cartoonly' with the class of {66D8FBA6-D90F-40A9-AC55-84896F79CA69} (BHO Project).
How do I remove Cartoonly?
You can uninstall Cartoonly 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 Cartoonly, 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 Cartoonly.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Cartoonly you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win 10 5%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
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US RANK
#40,120
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
84.21% |
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Windows Vista |
5.26% |
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Windows XP |
5.26% |
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Windows 10 |
5.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
66.67% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
11.11% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.56% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.56% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.56% |
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Windows 10 Home |
5.56% |
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Geography
82.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
82.14% |
United Kingdom |
10.71% |
Iran |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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Dell |
22.22% |
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Acer |
16.67% |
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Toshiba |
11.11% |
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ASUS |
5.56% |
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Lenovo |
5.56% |
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Sony |
5.56% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite L455D |
5.88% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
5.88% |
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Sony VGN-FZ160E |
5.88% |
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LENOVO 2958 |
5.88% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.88% |
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HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
5.88% |
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