Should I remove SoundFrost?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,196
United States Rank #17,414
Reach 0.0182%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.63 days
490.63 days >
Average installed length: 257.79 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.8.5.0 |
0.84% |
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3.8.4.0 |
1.67% |
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3.8.3.0 |
0.28% |
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3.8.2.0 |
3.34% |
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3.8.0.0 |
5.01% |
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3.7.8.0 |
2.51% |
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3.7.6.0 |
10.31% |
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3.7.5.0 |
1.11% |
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3.7.4.0 |
1.11% |
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3.7.2.0 |
3.90% |
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3.7.1.0 |
3.90% |
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3.7.0.0 |
45.68% |
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3.6.9.0 |
5.01% |
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3.6.8.0 |
0.28% |
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3.6.7.0 |
0.56% |
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3.6.6.0 |
1.11% |
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Rankings
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- #15,196 SoundFrost
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SoundFrost
from SoundFrost Company
What is SoundFrost? (from SoundFrost Company)
SoundFrost works with the legal music base which contains over 10 million songs of various genres and styles. Owing to the state-of-the-art programming methods and approach, the SoundFrost program offers: a) high-speed download of music files, b) simultaneous download of multiple files at high speed and with no quality... Read more
Overview
SoundFrost is a program developed by SoundFrost Company. The most used version is 3.7.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 main program executable is soundfrost.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 29 files and is usually about 1.59 GB (1,704,063,853 bytes). The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 34% of users of SoundFrost come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Brazil.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SoundFrost.
SoundFrostService.exe (737c2d3bd66a829486fc3f5e781c22fc) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.SoundFrost.77 |
Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0712 |
SoundFrost.exe (ac6752ded72651f17db73a884dc3b7d7) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0908 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SoundFrost\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SoundFrost\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.59 GB
Files installed by SoundFrost
Program executable: | soundfrost.exe |
Name: | SoundFrost |
Path: | C:\Program Files\soundfrost\soundfrost.exe |
MD5: | 347b6fb9dde339f725e8aa0d157aced1 |
Additional files:
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SoundFrost.dll - SoundFrost
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SoundFrost64.dll
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libvlc.dll (by VideoLAN) - VLC media player (VLC media player 2.0.2)
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libvlccore.dll (by VideoLAN)
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vlc-qt.dll (by Tadej Novak) - VLC-Qt (VLC-Qt - Qt bindings for libVLC)
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QtCore4.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
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QtGui4.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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QtNetwork4.dll
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QtScript4.dll
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QtWebKit4.dll
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QtXml4.dll
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SoundFrostService.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- SoundFrost64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {11BF46C6-B3DE-48BD-BF70-3AD85CAB80B5}.
- SoundFrost.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'SoundFrost' with the class of {5e9ca1f3-d2ae-42be-a528-542918b804ac}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- SoundFrost.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Funmoods Toolbar' with the class of {A4C272EC-ED9E-4ACE-A6F2-9558C7F29EF3}.
Scheduled Task
- SoundFrost.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3E4E7274-B37D-4D2A-B4CC-A715E4BB6C8D}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- SoundFrost.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SoundFrost' and executes as C:\Program Files\SoundFrost\SoundFrost.exe.
- SoundFrostService.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SoundFrost Service' and executes as C:\Program Files\SoundFrost\SoundFrostService.exe.
How do I remove SoundFrost?
You can uninstall SoundFrost 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 SoundFrost, 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 SoundFrost.
- 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 SoundFrost 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 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 65%
Keep it 35%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
70.47% |
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Windows 10 |
18.11% |
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Windows XP |
6.69% |
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Windows Vista |
4.74% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.39% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.38% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.80% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
6.74% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.21% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.81% |
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Geography
34.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
34.09% |
Germany |
10.10% |
Brazil |
10.10% |
Canada |
3.79% |
United Kingdom |
3.79% |
Italy |
3.79% |
Australia |
2.78% |
France |
2.53% |
Netherlands |
2.53% |
Belgium |
2.02% |
India |
2.02% |
Russia |
1.52% |
Spain |
1.26% |
Poland |
1.26% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
24.12% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
21.11% |
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Dell |
19.60% |
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ASUS |
7.04% |
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Toshiba |
6.53% |
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Samsung |
6.53% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.03% |
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Lenovo |
3.02% |
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Intel |
2.51% |
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Medion |
2.51% |
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Sony |
1.01% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.28% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
3.28% |
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Acer Aspire V3-771 |
2.46% |
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Sony VPCF119GX |
2.46% |
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Dell Dell System XPS L5... |
2.46% |
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Gateway DX4850 |
1.64% |
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