Should I remove Profile Stylez?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
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Profile Stylez
from ProfileStylez
What is Profile Stylez?
Profile Stylez 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
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named profilestylez.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files.
- Integrates into the web browser
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
URL: www.profilestylez.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\profilestylez
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ProfileStylez\profilestylez_Uninstall.exe
Files installed by Profile Stylez
Program module: | profilestylez.dll |
| TODO: <File description> |
Path: | C:\Program Files\profilestylez\profilestylez.dll |
MD5: | d05b3436802c13913d957f3f525df6d6 |
Additional files:
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profilestylez_Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- profilestylez.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'BHOinject Class' with the class of {D6B1C511-CACE-4353-857C-438467BD4697} (BHO).
How do I remove Profile Stylez?
You can uninstall Profile Stylez 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 Profile Stylez, 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 Profile Stylez.
- 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 Profile Stylez 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 33%
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
87.50%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Windows Vista |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
33.33% |
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Geography
87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
87.50% |
Jordan |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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Dell |
33.33% |
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Common models |
HP Compaq nx7400 (EN352UT... |
33.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard D5468AT-A... |
33.33% |
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Dell Inspiron 1564 |
33.33% |
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