Should I remove Oxy updater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #35,851
United States Rank #37,054
Reach 0.0032%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 44.52 days
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Oxy updater
from SOFTWARE AGILITY LIMITED
What is Oxy updater?
The Oxy updater adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of search-related ads, banner and video ads, and text-links and some popup/popunder ads. These ads are typically injected in the header of footer are of the web page. It will also convert words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements. This application is classified as adware and/or a PUP based on its behavior. The software is distributed through third party installers that may include it as an additional or sponsored offer.
Overview
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 updater.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 5.19 MB (5,441,944 bytes). Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Oxy updater.
| updater.exe (45785480ccd105c206b4838ec2039a6f) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1011 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| avast! |
2014.9-140430 |
Win32:Adware-BLB [PUP] |
| AVG |
2015.0.3489 |
MalSign.Generic |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.600 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.04.30.12 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-30-04_4 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| G Data |
14.4.24 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
AdWare.Downloader.AA |
| McAfee |
5600.7145 |
Artemis!45785480CCD1 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7145 |
Artemis!45785480CCD1 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.360 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| nProtect |
14.04.29.01 |
Adware.Downloader.AA |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.120 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0301 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28678 |
PileFile Downloader (fs) |
| Loader.exe (f472a68bac8e63fa4cb834d00f1dbe72) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.07.17.00 |
PUP/Win32.Graftor |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.162.2 |
Adware/Zusy.98733.1 |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
Generic5.AZGJ |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.OxyPumper.BB |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10106 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.OxyPumper.B |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
Riskware/OxyPumper |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 |
| G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
AdWare.OxyPumper |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.98733 |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen |
View all 30 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: AGILITY
Help link: www.products-placement.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\oxy
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Oxy\Updater.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 5.19 MB
Files installed by Oxy updater
| Program executable: | updater.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Updater |
| Signed by: | LADY'S WOOD 2013 LIMITED |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\oxy\updater.exe |
| MD5: | 45785480ccd105c206b4838ec2039a6f |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Loader.exe - Updater
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oxyinst.exe - Fast File Downloader
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Loader.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Oxy Updater' (runs daily at 8:30 PM).
- Updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Oxy' (runs daily at 12:06 AM).
How do I remove Oxy updater?
You can uninstall Oxy updater 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 Oxy updater, 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 Oxy updater.
- 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) 57%
Win Vista 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #35,851
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.49% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.98% |
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| Windows XP |
4.76% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.76% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.57% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.52% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
7.94% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.35% |
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Geography
43.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
43.28% |
| United Kingdom |
5.97% |
| Finland |
2.99% |
| Australia |
2.99% |
| India |
2.99% |
| Indonesia |
2.99% |
| Canada |
2.99% |
| Turkey |
2.99% |
| Italy |
2.99% |
| Hong Kong |
1.49% |
| MA |
1.49% |
| RW |
1.49% |
| Vietnam |
1.49% |
| CY |
1.49% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.67% |
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| Lenovo |
17.78% |
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| Dell |
15.56% |
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| Acer |
15.56% |
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| ASUS |
6.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.44% |
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| Gateway |
4.44% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.44% |
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| Intel |
2.22% |
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| Medion |
2.22% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.00% |
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| LENOVO 20042 |
4.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite S55-A |
2.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
2.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L505D |
2.00% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A205 |
2.00% |
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