Should I remove Prolonger?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 386.28 days
783.16 days >
Average installed length: 411.49 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.2.0.1744 |
16.67% |
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| 2.0.0.1433 |
16.67% |
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Prolonger
from PremiumSoft
What is Prolonger?
Prolonger is an ad-supported program that will display third-party advertisements in the form of coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links through means including but not limited to the content of any web page accessed, plug-ins, add-ons, or the browser itself. Advertisements may be injected to overlay the page or inserted directly into the page content. This adware may alter the content of any web page accessed for the purpose of displaying ads.
Overview
The most common release is 4.2.0.1744, with over 24% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The primary executable is named Prolonger.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 760.33 KB (778,578 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Prolonger.
| Prolonger.exe (deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168) has been flagged by the following 43 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
807 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Downware |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.11.19 |
PUP/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.Agent |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
Downloader.Generic14 |
| Avira |
7.11.187.66 |
Adware/InstallRex.73153 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
PUA.Win32.InstallCore.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1620 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
11.14.14.00 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent.r4 |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Trojan.Agent-795744 |
| Comodo Security |
20130 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Downware.8561 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.20.02 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10747 |
Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACF |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
W32/Agent.ACF!tr.dldr |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/A-a81f4aca |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-20-11_5 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.3.0 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.185.14057 |
Trojan-Downloader |
| K7GW |
13.185.14064 |
Trojan-Downloader ( 0048c92d1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2919 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
Trojan.Downloader |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
RDN/Generic Downloader.x!la |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.bc |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.972 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63474 |
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dfhshr |
| Norman |
10.20141120 |
Troj_Generic.VXEQZ |
| nProtect |
14.11.18.01 |
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Agent.773632.B |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.141118 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175192FA!391222010 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Troj/Agent-AJEL |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10227 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
SecurityRisk.Downldr |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan-downloader.Agent.Wvuo |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.496 |
Trojan/Downloader.Agent.acf |
| Total Defense |
37.0.11288 |
Win32/Tnega.NEHXPEC |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.773632.A |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1986 |
Downloader.Agent.Win32.223830 |
View all 43 all detections
Prolonger 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: Prolonger
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\prolonger
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\prolonger\prolonger.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 760.33 KB
Files installed by Prolonger
| Program executable: | Prolonger.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\prolonger\Prolonger.exe |
| MD5: | deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168 |
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(Malware detected) Prolonger.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Prolonger.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GS-Booster-S-3168119747.
How do I remove Prolonger?
You can uninstall Prolonger 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 Prolonger, 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 Prolonger.
- 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 33%
Win 10 33%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
16.67% |
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Geography
70.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.00% |
| MK |
10.00% |
| New Zealand |
10.00% |
| Indonesia |
10.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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| Sony |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
16.67% |
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| Dell |
16.67% |
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Common models |
| Sony VPCEB33FG |
20.00% |
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| HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 23-f291la |
20.00% |
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| Dell Vostro 400 |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 5749Z |
20.00% |
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