Should I remove Only-search?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,372
United States Rank #25,645
Reach 0.0143%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.05 days
119.60 days >
Average installed length: 62.84 days
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Only-search
from Pay-by-Ads Ltd
What is Only-search?
OnlySearch is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links. Ads delivered are injected on any web page the software decides to include it on and not just those affiliated with the software or its affiliates. The program periodically connects with its remote servers to download new ad feeds and will report back the domains and URLs the user visits as well as the links and advertisements the user clicks on while browsing the web. This adware is mostly bundled with 3rd party download managers that include a number of additional offers, all potentially unwanted programs.
About (from Pay-by-Ads Ltd)
OnlySearch offers a free search and translation utility in exchange for agreement to install the software and receive advertising. It was installed on this computer by a user of this computer either through this website or through an advertised offer while installing another product.
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Only-search.
| onlysearch.exe (ec36e327558c6d48bd926b79e19e405b) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3390 |
Paybyads |
| ByteHero BDV |
8.6.2014.10 |
Virus.Win32.Heur.n |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10112 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.K |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.08.06.09 |
PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A |
| McAfee |
5600.7046 |
Artemis!EC36E327558C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7046 |
Artemis!EC36E327558C |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.218 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0703 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31348 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Only-search 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: onlysearch
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.8.11
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.8.11\onlysearch.exe" /uninstl
Estimated size: 1.38 MB
Files installed by Only-search
| Program executable: | onlysearch.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.8.11\onlysearch.exe |
| MD5: | ec36e327558c6d48bd926b79e19e405b |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- onlysearch.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Only-search' (Next runs on 11/07/2014 at 21:16).
Startup File (User Run)
- onlysearch.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'onlysearch' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.8.11\onlysearch.exe.
How do I remove Only-search?
You can uninstall Only-search 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 Only-search, 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 Only-search.
- 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) 56%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.38% |
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| Windows 10 |
29.58% |
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| Windows XP |
4.23% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.05% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.34% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.06% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.70% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.26% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.55% |
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Geography
21.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
21.14% |
| India |
7.05% |
| Germany |
6.04% |
| France |
5.70% |
| United Kingdom |
5.70% |
| Italy |
5.37% |
| Philippines |
3.36% |
| Canada |
3.36% |
| Colombia |
2.35% |
| Argentina |
2.35% |
| Spain |
2.35% |
| Netherlands |
2.35% |
| Mexico |
2.01% |
| DZ |
2.01% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.03% |
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| Acer |
22.04% |
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| Dell |
14.52% |
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| ASUS |
9.68% |
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| Lenovo |
7.53% |
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| Samsung |
5.91% |
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| Toshiba |
5.91% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.15% |
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| Intel |
1.08% |
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| MSI |
1.08% |
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| Sony |
1.08% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.07% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.25% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.44% |
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| Dell Latitude D630 |
2.44% |
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| Dell Inspiron 531s |
1.63% |
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| Acer Aspire 4736Z |
1.63% |
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