Should I remove HD-VV?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.35.9.29 |
100.00% |
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HD-V2.2V19.10
from Neon Alchemist Station
What is HD-VV?
HD (Brightcicle) is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site. These ads are typically for PC optimization utilities, other bundled malware or other types of malvertising.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. Once installed, it will add an extension to both the Firefox and Chrome web browsers. The primary executable is named utils.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 17.95 MB (18,821,992 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Adds a toolbar to IE and an extension to Chrome and Firefox
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in HD-VV.
utils.exe (59c88547ced03f508f838d759b89ffd6) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AegisLab |
1.5 |
AdWare.NSIS.Indirect |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.VMDetector |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Agent |
avast! |
2014.9-141120 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
MultiBundle |
Avira |
7.11.183.172 |
TR/Agent.VMDetector.I.45 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
PUA.Win32.VMDetector.BI |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4959 |
HW32.Packed |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.Crossrider.36769 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10687 |
Win32/Packed.VMDetector.I |
Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
PossibleThreat |
G Data |
14.11.24 |
NSIS.Adware.Crossrider |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.03 |
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.62995 |
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dgzbip |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen |
Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_GEN.F047H01K314 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
Trojan.GoogUpdate |
a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-11.exe (48ca69f2c4df069f806a3e5aefd2abdd) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
Avira |
7.11.179.162 |
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAX |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!48CA69F2C4DF |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.th |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1 |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87 |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Pfju |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34070 |
Crossrider (fs) |
a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-4.exe (09df7648d71bd5a0d31319330116f3f5) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
Avira |
7.11.179.162 |
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAX |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX |
G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.R |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!09DF7648D71B |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.th |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5 |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Ijf |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34072 |
Crossrider (fs) |
a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-7.exe (311293c57d0434e082ed47be697acfbe) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP] |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAY |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY |
G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.R |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Lfpq |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34070 |
Crossrider (fs) |
HD-V2.2V19.10-bho.dll (5da717ea7abf1f361e42410dbe583148) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
Avira |
7.11.179.162 |
Adware/CrossRider.A.16717 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BBA |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Szlv |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34072 |
Crossrider (fs) |
a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-5.exe (6dc7307e5b5cda2e1b89a4e8896f99c9) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.BAY |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY |
G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.L |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Wted |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34070 |
Crossrider (fs) |
a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-2.exe (b7aa6419fb33cf967979c41b5b7d75cf) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.D79 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.CrossRider.bAY |
ESET-NOD32 |
10587 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY |
G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.L |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.dn |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A |
Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Trojan.Googupdate.Pgwo |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34070 |
Crossrider (fs) |
View all 90 all detections
HD-VV has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: InfoHD-V2.2V19.10
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\hd-v2.2v19.10
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\HD-V2.2V19.10\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1
Estimated size: 17.95 MB
Files installed by HD-V2.2V19.10
Program executable: | utils.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\Program Files\hd-v2.2v19.10\utils.exe |
MD5: | 59c88547ced03f508f838d759b89ffd6 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-11.exe (by InfoHD-V2.2V19.10) - HD-V2.2V19.10 (HD-V2.2V19.10 exe)
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(Malware detected) a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-2.exe (by InfoHD-V2.2V19.10)
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(Malware detected) a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-4.exe
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(Malware detected) a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-5.exe
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a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-6.exe
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a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-64.exe
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(Malware detected) a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-7.exe
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HD-V2.2V19.10-bg.exe
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(Malware detected) HD-V2.2V19.10-bho.dll - HD-V2.2V19.10 BHO
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HD-V2.2V19.10-bho64.dll
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1aa77dc7-be84-4342-a491-da11fad3d3e7.dll
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97276115-7e82-4203-9fb4-d8a9e791baa5.dll
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a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b.crx
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a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b.xpi
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d98cbb12-e7a5-4397-a450-8b09ce55d5aa.crx
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- HD-V2.2V19.10-bho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'HD-V2.2V19.10' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110611381131} (092950600ea001325d04029365df3cb90063831).
6 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-7.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-1.
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-6.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-6.
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-5_user.
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-4.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-4.
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-11.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-3.
- a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-2.
How do I remove HD-VV?
You can uninstall HD-VV 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 HD-V2.2V19.10, 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 HD-VV.
- 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 HD-V2.2V19.10 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) 67%
Win XP 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Geography
62.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
62.50% |
TN |
12.50% |
Costa Rica |
12.50% |
Romania |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
33.33% |
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Compaq |
33.33% |
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American Megatrends |
33.33% |
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Common models |
P4VM8 P4VM8 |
33.33% |
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HP Compaq dc7600 Converti... |
33.33% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
33.33% |
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