Should I remove OfferBLVD?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0013%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.63 days
343.08 days >
Average installed length: 180.26 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.6.5 |
56.00% |
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| 1.0.5.0 |
44.00% |
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OfferBLVD
What is OfferBLVD?
OfferBLVD (SnapDo) is an Smartbar adware applicatication (such as Linkury by Resoft, same distributor) that is an adware (advertising supported) application that is designed for the purpose of displaying unwanted ads, software for PUP (potentially unwanted programs) and other offers. Once installed the application integrates inside the browser through multiple means and will deliver ads including but not limited to banner ads, text-links, coupons, price comparisons and other offers both by injecting them in the user's web browser as well as displaying popups outside of the browser. In some cases the ad will have attribution but in most cases it will not and will confuse the user should malvaertisng be the source.
From ReSoft: "Offer Blvd is a solution for those who browse the web and compare prices in order to get the best possible deals. This advanced, dynamic and easy to use online tool, automatically offers you the best prices and coupons for the products you are shopping for on the web, while you are shopping. Offer Blvd helps you save your pennies without having to work hard for it, and it is completely free."
About (from Resoft)
Offer Blvd is a dynamic online tool that automatically offers you relevant deals according to your online searches in real time. Who can benefit from Offer Blvd? Everyone! Offer Blvd was developed to serve those who are always looking for the best deals online. Long searches for deals online are over. With Offer Blvd,... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in OfferBLVD.
| OfferBLVD.exe (03edc2a7a007dc2f7bd8382c28fdff60) has been flagged by the following 25 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:GenMaliciousA-FSK [Adw] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Generic6 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.Linkury (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
PUA.Win32.Ag.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/GenPua.03EDC2A7!Olympus |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.01 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11462 |
a variant of MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.M potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
AdWare/MSIL.chx |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2200 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DealPly |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!fn |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6797 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!fn |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.10.952 |
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.dnrlcd |
| nProtect |
15.04.10.01 |
Trojan.Generic.12954911 |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.01 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Msil.Adware.Dealply.Glx |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R002C0OCG15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R002C0OCG15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39274 |
Adware.Linkury (fs) |
| OfferBLVDW.exe (f9776683ca262da6e4113410c3f78f25) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Toolbar.Linkury! |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
TR/Kazy.468568 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.Linkury.M |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
22989 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| ESET-NOD32 |
12083 |
a variant of MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.M.gen potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.220.0 |
Adware/Linkury |
| G Data |
25 |
Win32.Application.SmartBar.D |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
AdWare/MSIL.fep |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.208.16865 |
Trojan ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.208.16866 |
Trojan ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.PennyBee.o |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!F9776683CA26 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
Artemis!PUP |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.3079 |
Trojan.Win32.Kazy.dhorhg |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.554 |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.17 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1784AD16!394571030 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA MG (PUA) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.Linkury/Variant |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Total Defense |
37.1.62.1 |
Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCHY!suspicious |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EGJ15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42818 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 51 all detections
OfferBLVD 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: OfferBLVD
URL: www.offerblvd.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\offerblvd
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\OfferBLVD\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.58 MB
Files installed by OfferBLVD
| Program executable: | OfferBLVD.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\offerblvd\OfferBLVD.exe |
| MD5: | 03edc2a7a007dc2f7bd8382c28fdff60 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - OfferBLVD
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smia64.exe - Smartbar.Monetization.InjectApp
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(Malware detected) OfferBLVDW.exe - OfferBLVDW
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PennyBeeW.exe - PennyBee
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DPHelper.dll
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(Malware detected) OfferBLVD.exe
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PackerV2.exe - 84be2876881c4352988a0b559903badc
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- PackerV2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E8A6ACAA-971F-489F-9739-8126987AB711}' (runs on registration).
Service
- OfferBLVD.exe runs as a service named 'OfferBLVD service' (OfferBLVD) "OfferBLVD".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- OfferBLVDW.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'OfferBLVD' which loads as C:\Program Files\OfferBLVD\OfferBLVDW.exe.
How do I remove OfferBLVD?
You can uninstall OfferBLVD 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 OfferBLVD, 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 OfferBLVD.
- 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 10 60%
Win XP 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
60.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
36.00% |
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| Windows XP |
4.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
20.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
12.00% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
8.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
8.00% |
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Geography
31.03% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
| India |
31.03% |
| United States |
17.24% |
| Brazil |
6.90% |
| MZ |
6.90% |
| Canada |
6.90% |
| Portugal |
3.45% |
| AO |
3.45% |
| Romania |
3.45% |
| Spain |
3.45% |
| Netherlands |
3.45% |
| Germany |
3.45% |
| Italy |
3.45% |
| Malaysia |
3.45% |
| United Kingdom |
3.45% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.82% |
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| Acer |
22.73% |
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| ASUS |
13.64% |
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| Dell |
9.09% |
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| Sony |
9.09% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.55% |
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| Toshiba |
4.55% |
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| Lenovo |
4.55% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA SATELLITE L775-11... |
4.35% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
4.35% |
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| Sony VPCEH26EN |
4.35% |
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| Sony SVF14319SGB |
4.35% |
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| LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 |
4.35% |
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| LENOVO 20BG0014CA |
4.35% |
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About (from Resoft Ltd.)
Our vision is to become the leading provider of simple, smart web solutions and complementary applications dedicated to improving browsing efficiency and simplicity using existing technologies and user interfaces.
Publisher URL: www.snap.do