Should I remove PrivitizeVPN?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,685
United States Rank #5,054
Reach 0.1115%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.87 days
881.04 days >
Average installed length: 462.92 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.0 |
100.00% |
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PrivitizeVPN
from OOO Industry
What is PrivitizeVPN?
Privitize VPN is an advertsing supported VPN client for home computer users that provides anonymous Internet browsing through a free VPN service, yet displays 3rd party advertisements and bundles various potentially unwanted software during installation including a toolbar (Searchtab, which modifies the users web browser home page and search settings) as well as MagnPic, an aware program. During installation, if the user does not select the 'Custom installation' options, these bundles applications will be automatically installed.
While you use the VPN service, ads will be displayed:
"Privitize may share anonymous data with a variety of third parties, including its affiliates, advertisers, and other current and prospective business partners. Privitize may use anonymous data collected for website administration, advertising, and promotional purposes, and may share such information with various affiliated and unaffiliated entities for such purposes. Privitize may also enter into agreements with outside companies that possess technology that allows Privitize to customize the advertising and marketing messages Users receive while using the Privitize VPN, and those outside companies may have access to anonymous data that was collected from Privitize VPN users."
About (from OOO Industry)
Privitize is a VPN – virtual private network – that makes sure that all your internet connections go through our super fast servers located world wide – now your privacy is protected all the time while browsing the internet, accessing Facebook, sending emails or chatting with friends. Our VPN service is totally free. N... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Connects to the Internet
- Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PrivitizeVPN.
| PrivitizeVPN.exe (430739f114507dd2ea78d180a34ff9f3) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0143 |
Adware.Siggen.25462 |
| Sophos |
4.89 |
PrivitizeVPN |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.143 |
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1CN |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
17928 |
Adware.Privitize (fs) |
| VPN.dll (496ee5cf7a13b610d1ac063d556111c4) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
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Adware.Siggen.25462 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22586 |
Adware.Privitize (fs) |
PrivitizeVPN has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: privitize.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\privitizevpn
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PrivitizeVPN\uninstall.exe /vpn
Estimated size: 548.64 KB
Files installed by PrivitizeVPN
| Program executable: | PrivitizeVPN.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | PrivitizeVPN |
| PrivitizeVPN Client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\privitizevpn\PrivitizeVPN.exe |
| MD5: | 430739f114507dd2ea78d180a34ff9f3 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) PrivitizeVPN.exe - PrivitizeVPN (PrivitizeVPN Client)
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uninstall.exe - PrivitizeVPN Silent Installer
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(Malware detected) VPN.dll
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lpk.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- PrivitizeVPN.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A17E4D4B-6C67-4EDB-8A15-B25AEE9F387A}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PrivitizeVPN.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PrivitizeVPN' which loads as C:\Program Files\PrivitizeVPN\PrivitizeVPN.exe /autorun.
Network connections
- PrivitizeVPN.exe connects to 108.162.196.87 (port 80).
- PrivitizeVPN.exe connects to 108.162.197.87 (port 80).
- PrivitizeVPN.exe connects to 141.101.124.36 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| PrivitizeVPN.exe |
| Memory: | 4.14 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001470236% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006507% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008196% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 26,092 | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12 Bytes | |
How do I remove PrivitizeVPN?
You can uninstall PrivitizeVPN 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 PrivitizeVPN, 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 PrivitizeVPN.
- 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) 66%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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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 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.43% |
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| Windows 10 |
13.47% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.64% |
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| Windows XP |
4.37% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.96% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.79% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.90% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.44% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.93% |
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Geography
41.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.28% |
| Sweden |
4.33% |
| Canada |
4.06% |
| Australia |
3.20% |
| Germany |
3.08% |
| MA |
2.69% |
| United Kingdom |
2.50% |
| Brazil |
2.18% |
| Israel |
2.18% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.87% |
| France |
1.79% |
| Netherlands |
1.68% |
| DZ |
1.60% |
| Spain |
1.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.55% |
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| Dell |
17.63% |
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| Acer |
16.57% |
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| Toshiba |
9.97% |
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| ASUS |
9.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.32% |
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| Samsung |
4.92% |
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| Lenovo |
3.02% |
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| Intel |
1.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.77% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.79% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.57% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.84% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.94% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.42% |
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