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What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0001%
Versions
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1.0.0.4 |
100.00% |
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Shops Away Mile Finder
from Incentive Networks
What is Shops Away Mile Finder?
This toolbar/web browser extension is ad/search-supported that is typically installed as an optional offer, users generally have this bundled with 3rd party software. During setup, this toolbar will modify the home page and new tab pages to an affiliate search portal using a primary search engine in order to collect shared search revenue. It will also modify the default search provider as well.
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named jq62m.dll. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 2.27 MB (2,379,822 bytes).
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
Program details
URL: www.incentivenetworks.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\documents\virginatlantic
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\documents\virginatlantic\jq62t.exe" jq62xyz
Estimated size: 2.27 MB
Files installed by Shops Away Mile Finder
Program module: | jq62m.dll |
Path: | C:\users\user\documents\virginatlantic\jq62m.dll |
MD5: | cc229b9a978330093e47eb67dc026ef0 |
Additional files:
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jq62loader.dll - Loader Module
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jq62loader64.dll
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jq62p.exe
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jq62t.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- jq62loader.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Shops Away Mile Finder' with the class of {C5148D32-2B26-4D94-9E0A-7BF2FCE60FA6}.
Startup File (User Run)
- jq62t.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'jq62m' and executes as "C:\users\user\documents\virginatlantic\jq62t.exe".
How do I remove Shops Away Mile Finder?
You can uninstall Shops Away Mile Finder 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 Shops Away Mile Finder, 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 Shops Away Mile Finder.
- 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 Shops Away Mile Finder 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.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
80.00% |
United Kingdom |
20.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo |
50.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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