84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove LemurLeap?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,763
United States Rank #38,039
Reach 0.0170%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.20 days
182.81 days >
Average installed length: 96.05 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

LemurLeap 1.0.0

What is LemurLeap?

Lemur Leap is an adware application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to the search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to click on sponsored advertising through search. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a 3rd-party distribution.

Functionality of the toolbar includes:
- Changing the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.
-Injects advertising in the form of context ads, links and pop-ups.

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named LemurLeapBHO.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 982.19 KB (1,005,767 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • Hijacks the browser's default search provider
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in LemurLeap.
LemurLeapBHO.dll (06ba6dd011700d4bd655a6deba3154aa) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Comodo Security 17566 Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web 9.0.0.010 Adware.Plugin.100
ESET-NOD32 8.9257 Win32/BrowseFox.E
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10750 Unwanted-Program
K7GW 13.175.10750 Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky 14.0.0.4487 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
Malwarebytes v2013.10.08.10 PUP.Optional.LemurLeap.A
McAfee 5600.7254 Artemis!06BA6DD01170
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7254 Artemis!06BA6DD01170
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.57029 Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
Sophos 4.96 LemurLeap
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.281 TROJ_GEN.F47V0929
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.LinkSwift
VIPRE Antivirus 25162 Yontoo (fs)
updateLemurLeap.exe (827c367769d09d6ee9b7f274e7acfa6a) has been flagged by the following 24 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Antiy-AVL 1.0.0.1 GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVG 15.0.0.4189 Lemurleap
Avira 7.11.185.150 ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware 1.5.0.21 Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
CAT-QuickHeal 14.00 AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security 20077 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web 7.0.10.8210 Trojan.BPlug.250
ESET-NOD32 10723 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
Fortinet FortiGate 5.0.999.0 Adware/Kranet
K7 AntiVirus 9.185.14021 Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW 9.185.14007 Trojan ( 020000001 )
Kaspersky 12.0.0.1225 not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.LemurLeap.A
McAfee 6.0.5.614 BrowseFox.c
McAfee-GW-Edition v2014.2 BrowseFox.c
Panda Antivirus 4.6.4.2 Trj/Chgt.D
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
Sophos 4.98.0 Browse Fox
Symantec 20141.1.0.330 Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EK714
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EK714
VIPRE Antivirus 34786 Yontoo (fs)
LemurLeap.Common.dll (394d3ccab488559141ca72485ccc8b1e) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Comodo Security 17297 Application.Win32.Agent.~A
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.100
ESET-NOD32 9065 a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.A
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos 4.94.0 LemurLeap
VIPRE Antivirus 23512 Yontoo (fs)
       View all 45 all detections
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: LemurLeap
URL: lemurleap.info/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\LemurLeap
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\LemurLeap\LemurLeapuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 982.19 KB

Program filesFiles installed by LemurLeap 1.0.0

Program module:LemurLeapBHO.dll (Malware detected)
Name:LemurLeap
Signed by:LemurLeap
Path:C:\Program Files\LemurLeap\LemurLeapBHO.dll
MD5:06ba6dd011700d4bd655a6deba3154aa
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) LemurLeapBHO.dll - LemurLeap
  • (Malware detected) LemurLeap.Common.dll - LemurLeap Common
  • (Malware detected) updateLemurLeap.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • LemurLeapBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'LemurLeap' with the class of {415419c3-dad0-4df1-ac37-22c72ad81878}.
Service
  • updateLemurLeap.exe runs as a service named 'Update LemurLeap' (Update LemurLeap).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

updateLemurLeap.exe
Memory:12.29 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0036757454%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00208043%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00159532%
0.015104% average

How do I remove LemurLeap?

You can uninstall LemurLeap 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 LemurLeap 1.0.0, 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 LemurLeap.
  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 LemurLeap 1.0.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,763

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 17.86%
Windows XP 13.10%
Windows Vista 2.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.43%
Windows 7 Professional 14.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.84%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.04%
Windows 8 Pro 5.07%
Windows 7 Starter 2.99%

Distribution by countryGeography

13.31% of installs come from MA
Which countries install it?
  MA 13.31%
  United States 8.77%
  DZ 7.14%
  IQ 5.84%
  Egypt 5.84%
  TN 3.25%
  Brazil 2.60%
  Philippines 2.60%
  Israel 2.60%
  India 2.27%
  Indonesia 2.27%
  Iran 2.27%
  Thailand 1.95%
  Canada 1.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.53%
Acer 19.73%
Dell 18.39%
Toshiba 7.17%
GIGABYTE 6.28%
ASUS 4.04%
Samsung 3.14%
American Megatrends 2.24%
Lenovo 2.24%
Intel 2.24%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.81%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.16%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.23%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.58%
HP 620 2.58%
HP ProBook 4530s 2.58%

About Yontoo Technology

Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.