Should I remove Lake Scenes Screen Saver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

63% remove it37% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0	100.00%

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Lake Scenes Screen Saver

from Freeze.com

Remove Lake Scenes Screen Saver by Freeze.com

Overview

Lake Scenes Screen Saver is a program developed by Freeze.com. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. While about 80% of users of Lake Scenes Screen Saver come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany.

Possible malware installed by this program
Adds a background Windows Service
Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Lake Scenes Screen Saver.

remove.exe (9b2ebddf8c07be026b4f2da817955616) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AhnLab-V3	2011.07.16	Win-Adware/Freeze.256
Jiangmin	KV131203	Backdoor/Wollf.ax

Program details

Displayed publisher: Freeze.com, LLC

URL: www.freeze.com

Installation folder: C:\multimedia\screensaver\lake scenes

Uninstaller: C:\Multimedia\Screensaver\Lake Scenes\UNINSTAL.EXE /U C:\Multimedia\Screensaver\Lake Scenes\INSTALL.LOG

Files installed by Lake Scenes Screen Saver

(Malware detected) remove.exe
runss.exe
UNINSTAL.EXE

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

UNINSTAL.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).

Service

UNINSTAL.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

UNINSTAL.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove Lake Scenes Screen Saver?

You can uninstall Lake Scenes Screen Saver 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 Lake Scenes Screen Saver, 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 Lake Scenes Screen Saver.
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.