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Should I remove KeepMySettingsX?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,494
United States Rank #5,332
Reach 0.0291%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.98 days
117.51 days >
Average installed length: 61.74 days

KeepMySettingsX

What is KeepMySettingsX?

KeepMySettingsX is a browser protectors that modifies the web browser's home page and search settings and prevents 3rd party programs from changing it. It is typiclaly bundled with the InstallIQ download manager.

Overview

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is keepmysettingsx.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 1.46 MB (1,526,050 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Starts automatically
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
  • May modify the web browser's home page
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in KeepMySettingsX.
keepmysettingsx.exe (b1fd4d3b3fb3676171fdd3320a6c3b57) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2015.0.3438 Generic
Comodo Security 18541 Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0171 Adware.Downware.1870
ESET-NOD32 8.9943 probably a variant of Win32/InstallIQ.A
McAfee 5600.7094 Artemis!B1FD4D3B3FB3
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7094 Artemis!B1FD4D3B3FB3
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.171 Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613
VIPRE Antivirus 30272 InstallIQ Installer (fs)
searchprotector.exe (a8fbcc41bb026eef7d9ee5c73c180d9d) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Comodo Security 17669 Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
Dr.Web Adware.Downware.1870
ESET-NOD32 9334 probably a variant of Win32/InstallIQ.A
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Artemis!A8FBCC41BB02
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!A8FBCC41BB02
Rising Antivirus 25.0.0.11 PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0121
VIPRE Antivirus 25774 InstallIQ Installer (fs)
       View all 17 all detections
KeepMySettingsX 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.installiqlearnmore.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\KeepMySettingsX
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\KeepMySettingsX\keepmysettingsx.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 1.46 MB

Program filesFiles installed by KeepMySettingsX

Program executable:keepmysettingsx.exe (Malware detected)
Name:KeepMySettingsX
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\KeepMySettingsX\keepmysettingsx.exe
MD5:b1fd4d3b3fb3676171fdd3320a6c3b57
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) searchprotector.exe - InstallX Search Protecct for Yahoo (InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo)
  • offers.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • keepmysettingsx.exe is scheduled as a task named 'KeepMySettingsX' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • keepmysettingsx.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named KeepMySettingsX.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • keepmysettingsx.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'KeepMySettingsX' and executes as "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\KeepMySettingsX\keepmysettingsx.exe".
  • searchprotector.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo\searchprotector.exe".

How do I remove KeepMySettingsX?

You can uninstall KeepMySettingsX 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 KeepMySettingsX, 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 KeepMySettingsX.
  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) 48%
Win XP 0%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.09%
Windows 10 39.97%
Windows Vista 6.46%
Windows XP 3.49%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.68%
Windows 8.1 24.87%
Windows 7 Professional 9.98%
Windows 8 8.06%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.90%

Distribution by countryGeography

99.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 99.29%
  LY 0.10%
  TN 0.10%
  Finland 0.10%
  Mexico 0.10%
  DZ 0.10%
  Kuwait 0.10%
  Indonesia 0.10%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 39.56%
Dell 26.00%
Toshiba 15.78%
Acer 10.22%
ASUS 4.22%
Lenovo 1.56%
Samsung 1.56%
Intel 1.11%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 6.37%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.19%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.79%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.79%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 2.79%
Dell Inspiron 3521 1.99%

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