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Should I remove Deal Boat?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #32,118
United States Rank #26,601
Reach 0.0041%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.52 days
457.75 days >
Average installed length: 240.51 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.28.153.1 6.17%
1.27.153.10 20.99%
1.27.153.8 1.23%
1.27.153.4 32.10%
1.26.153.3 39.51%

Deal Boat

What is Deal Boat?

The Amazing Apps Deal Boat web browser hijacker is very aggressive adware. It injects a web browser extension in IE, FF as well as Chrome in order to modify web page ads. Not only does it hijack the user's browser and settings, it hijacks visited web sites by injecting its own advertising over the web sites ads including Adsense. Removing this program is suggested. In addition it has observed as adversely effecting PC performance when the loaded web browser is running.

About  (from 215 Apps)

Deal-Boat is a ad supported product and will show you advertisements as you browse the web. After you install Deal-Boat our install screen should pop-up, if it does not, search your download location for Deal-Boat.exe. Once our installer loads, follow the on-screen instructions to install Deal-Boat. After installation ...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 1.26.153.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Deal Boat-helper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 4.52 MB (4,741,315 bytes).

This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Uses the Crossrider toolbar framework
  • During install it may hijack/modify the browser's homepage and search provider
  • Runs disconnected from the browser as a background process
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Deal Boat.
Deal Boat-helper.exe (681823c476067733c2bd6c1ad7a3c1a4) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-140126 Win32:Installer-M [Adw]
G Data 14.1.22 Win32.Trojan.Agent.CJQRQW
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.26 TROJ_GEN.F47V0705
VIPRE Antivirus 19976 GamePlayLabs (v)
Deal Boat-bho.dll (8ed787f9f25f216b6e881f3343486b8d) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.AIKL
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7
ESET-NOD32 9008 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.H
Jiangmin 16.0.100 AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
K7 AntiVirus 9.173.10101 Riskware
K7GW 12.7.0.14 Riskware
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos 4.94.0 AppRider
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.Lyckriks
VIPRE Antivirus 23066 Crossrider (fs)
Deal Boat.dll (7d103779ec1e2ee147c74592eecc8d48) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8419 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 ADW_GAMEPLAYLABS
VIPRE Antivirus 18474 GamePlayLabs (v)
       View all 18 all detections
Deal Boat 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

Displayed publisher: Innovative Apps
URL: www.50onred.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\deal boat
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Deal Boat\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 4.52 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Deal Boat

Program executable:Deal Boat-helper.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\deal boat\Deal Boat-helper.exe
MD5:681823c476067733c2bd6c1ad7a3c1a4
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) Deal Boat.dll (by Innovative Apps) - Deal Boat (Deal Boat BHO)
  • Deal Boat64.exe (by Innovative Apps) - Deal Boat exe
  • Deal Boat-bg.exe
  • (Malware detected) Deal Boat-bho.dll
  • Deal Boat-bho64.dll
  • Deal Boat-buttonutil.exe
  • Deal Boat-buttonutil64.exe
  • Deal Boat-codedownloader.exe
  • Uninstall.exe - Deal Boat Installer
  • Deal Boat-buttonutil.dll
  • Deal Boat-buttonutil64.dll
  • Deal Boat-helper.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • Deal Boat-bho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Deal Boat' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110111271147} (CrossriderApp0012747).
  • Deal Boat.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Deal Boat' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110111271147} (CrossriderApp0012747).

How do I remove Deal Boat?

You can uninstall Deal Boat 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 Deal Boat, 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 Deal Boat.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Deal Boat you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win XP 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#32,118

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.31%
Windows 10 13.58%
Windows Vista 6.17%
Windows XP 4.94%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.25%
Windows 8 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 7.50%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.00%
  Italy 11.00%
  Germany 10.00%
  Canada 8.00%
  France 5.00%
  Iran 2.00%
  United Kingdom 2.00%
  Australia 1.00%
  Japan 1.00%
  Philippines 1.00%
  Spain 1.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.75%
Acer 23.81%
Dell 12.70%
Medion 7.94%
Toshiba 6.35%
Sony 6.35%
Lenovo 3.17%
Samsung 1.59%
ASUS 1.59%
American Megatrends 1.59%
Alienware 1.59%
Gateway 1.59%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite L40-A 1.28%
Sony SVE1712S1EB 1.28%
HP-Pavilion NE502AV-ABA a... 1.28%
Hewlett-Packard p6-2103w 1.28%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 1.28%

About 215 Apps

215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.
Publisher URL: www.215apps.com

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