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Should I remove CursorMania?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #35,915
United States Rank #33,378
Reach 0.0032%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.86 days
231.95 days >
Average installed length: 121.87 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.1 100.00%

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CursorMania

What is CursorMania?  (from Mindspark Interactive Network)

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Overview

CursorMania is a program developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. The main program executable is CursorMania.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 2.06 MB (2,155,524 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 50% of users of CursorMania come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Canada.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in CursorMania.
CursorMania.exe (6646ab00512e61614979bfaeb5d46866) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-140304 Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG 2015.0.3546 Zango
VIPRE Antivirus 24348 MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
CursorMania has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mindspark.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CursorMania
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CursorMania\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\CursorMania\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 2.06 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CursorMania

Program executable:CursorMania.exe (Malware detected)
Name:CursorMania
Path:C:\Program Files\CursorMania\CursorMania.exe
MD5:6646ab00512e61614979bfaeb5d46866
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
  • lua5.1.dll
  • (Malware detected) CursorMania.exe - CursorMania

How do I remove CursorMania?

You can uninstall CursorMania 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 CursorMania, 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 CursorMania.
  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) 43%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#35,915

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.79%
Windows 10 39.68%
Windows Vista 6.35%
Windows XP 3.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.65%
Windows 8.1 19.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.90%
Windows 8 9.68%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.84%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.00%
  Brazil 5.56%
  Canada 5.56%
  Australia 4.17%
  Italy 2.78%
  Philippines 2.78%
  Romania 2.78%
  RS 2.78%
  Saudi Arabia 2.78%
  Belgium 1.39%
  Switzerland 1.39%
  Chile 1.39%
  Czech Republic 1.39%
  Ecuador 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.03%
Acer 20.34%
Dell 16.95%
Toshiba 11.86%
ASUS 8.47%
GIGABYTE 6.78%
Lenovo 5.08%
Samsung 3.39%
Sony 1.69%
Intel 1.69%
American Megatrends 1.69%
Common models
Dell Studio XPS 1645 3.28%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-A 3.28%
Acer Aspire V3-731 3.28%
eMachines ET1850 3.28%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 1.64%
TOSHIBA Satellite U845W 1.64%

About Mindspark Interactive Network

Mindspark is a business unit of IAC that focuses on interactive products and web portals and operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.
Publisher URL: www.mindspark.com

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