Should I remove Selection Tools?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
63% remove it37% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,457
United States Rank #6,423
Reach 0.0893%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.11 days
180.39 days >
Average installed length: 94.78 days
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Selection Tools
from Nosibay
What is Selection Tools?
Selection Tools is a potentially unwanted program.
Overview
Selection Tools is a software program developed by Nosibay. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named Selection Tools.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 6.25 MB (6,550,221 bytes). The installed file Selection Tools Update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 37% of users of Selection Tools come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Selection Tools.
Selection Tools.exe (b413414b666e501928e91f63d2a99f5e) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Generic |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Adware.Downware.10519 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.BubbleDock |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15567 |
Trojan |
K7GW |
13.202.15567 |
Trojan ( 0049ee0a1 ) |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Bubble Dock |
Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
ADW_BROWSEF |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
ADW_BROWSEF |
Selection Tools Update.exe (1423ca8490b768449385652bde0d50d7) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
15.0.0.4328 |
Generic.7EE |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.6632 |
Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Adware.Downware.10519 |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_BROWSEF |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_BROWSEF |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
View all 15 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: WTools
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\wtools\selection tools
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\WTools\Selection Tools\Selection Tools Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 6.25 MB
Files installed by Selection Tools
Program executable: | Selection Tools.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Selection Tools |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\wtools\selection tools\Selection Tools.exe |
MD5: | b413414b666e501928e91f63d2a99f5e |
Additional files:
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Selection Tools Uninstall.exe - Selection Tools (Selection Tools Uninstaller)
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Selection Tools Update.exe - Selection Tools Updater
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Selection Tools.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Selection Tools Update.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Selection Tools Update' (runs daily at 13:47).
Startup File (User Run)
- Selection Tools.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Selection Tools' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\WTools\Selection Tools\Selection Tools.exe" /winstartup.
How do I remove Selection Tools?
You can uninstall Selection Tools 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 Selection Tools, 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 Selection Tools.
- 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 10 54%
Win 8 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 63%
Keep it 37%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
54.14% |
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Windows 7 |
39.39% |
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Windows Vista |
3.69% |
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Windows XP |
2.78% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
22.29% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.44% |
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Windows 10 Home |
12.09% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.69% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.49% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
5.42% |
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Geography
36.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
36.72% |
France |
23.92% |
Italy |
14.04% |
United Kingdom |
14.00% |
Spain |
5.36% |
Canada |
2.28% |
Mexico |
0.99% |
Brazil |
0.89% |
Germany |
0.40% |
Iran |
0.20% |
MA |
0.20% |
DZ |
0.15% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.15% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.05% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
33.13% |
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Acer |
19.90% |
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Dell |
14.53% |
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ASUS |
12.28% |
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Toshiba |
7.09% |
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Lenovo |
5.28% |
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Samsung |
3.11% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.08% |
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MSI |
1.04% |
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American Megatrends |
0.87% |
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Sahara |
0.69% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.25% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.42% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.42% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.96% |
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ASUS All Series |
3.54% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 NoteBook ... |
2.92% |
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