Should I remove Parental Control App?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.23.151.151 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Crossrider Advanced Technologies (Platform)
Parental Control App
from Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform)
What is Parental Control App?
Parental Control App is an adware web browser extension that will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page settings. In some cases, the program will monitor a user's behavior and will inject rival advertisements over existing one or just inject new ones all together.
As part of the installation process the publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
- The homepage of your Internet Browser
- The default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box
- The page displayed when opening a new tab
About (from Crossrider Advanced Technologies (Platform))
As part of the installing of the Extensions, Licensors may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. This change if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following; the homepage of your Internet Browser, the... Read more
Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Built on the Crossrider toolbar platform and potentially unwanted
- May inject ads in the web browser
- 'Offers' to modify the browser's home and search pages by default
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Parental Control App 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: App Zeus
URL: crossrider.com/pages/privacy
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\parental control app
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Parental Control App\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 5.14 MB
Files installed by Parental Control App
Program executable: | Parental Control AppGui.exe |
Name: | Parental Control App |
| Parental Control App exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\parental control app\Parental Control AppGui.exe |
MD5: | 8f773f2fe595756cb9594901fd2199df |
Additional files:
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Parental Control App.dll (by App Zeus) - Parental Control App (Parental Control App BHO)
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Parental Control App-bg.exe (by App Zeus) - Parental Control App exe
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Parental Control AppGui.exe
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Uninstall.exe - Parental Control App Installer
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ButtonUtil.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Parental Control App.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Parental Control App' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110111161111} (CrossriderApp0011611).
How do I remove Parental Control App?
You can uninstall Parental Control App 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 Parental Control App, 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 Parental Control App.
- 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 Parental Control App you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 70%
Keep it 30%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
83.33%
United States
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Geography
83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
83.33% |
United Kingdom |
16.67% |