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Should I remove Strong Signal?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,236
United States Rank #8,327
Reach 0.0302%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.44 days
219.36 days >
Average installed length: 115.26 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.5561.26278 1.01%
2.0.5561.10077 0.84%
2.0.5560.37077 0.34%
2.0.5560.20874 1.01%
2.0.5560.4679 0.67%
2.0.5559.31677 0.34%
2.0.5559.15476 0.84%
2.0.5558.42488 0.50%
2.0.5558.26271 0.34%
2.0.5558.10075 1.01%
2.0.5557.37076 0.50%
2.0.5557.20867 0.50%
2.0.5557.4666 0.50%
2.0.5556.31671 0.34%
2.0.5556.15464 0.34%
2.0.5555.42463 0.67%
2.0.5555.26267 0.34%
2.0.5555.10066 1.18%
2.0.5554.38267 0.17%
2.0.5554.28060 1.18%
2.0.5554.11859 1.34%
2.0.5553.38862 0.50%
2.0.5553.22659 1.18%
2.0.5553.6456 0.67%
2.0.5552.33455 0.17%
2.0.5552.17255 1.68%
2.0.5552.1062 0.84%
2.0.5551.28054 0.67%
2.0.5551.11852 1.34%
2.0.5550.37051 0.34%
2.0.5550.21667 0.50%
2.0.5550.4649 1.01%
2.0.5549.31651 0.34%
2.0.5549.15447 1.68%
2.0.5548.42450 0.50%
2.0.5548.26245 0.50%
2.0.5548.10045 1.68%
2.0.5547.37215 0.17%
2.0.5547.28041 0.34%
2.0.5547.10044 1.18%
2.0.5546.37044 0.17%
2.0.5546.20843 1.01%
2.0.5546.4643 0.17%
2.0.5545.31640 0.50%
2.0.5545.15444 0.50%
2.0.5544.40648 0.50%
2.0.5544.24437 0.67%
2.0.5544.8236 1.18%
2.0.5543.19041 0.67%
2.0.5543.2838 0.67%
2.0.5542.29839 1.01%
112 versions

Strong Signal

What is Strong Signal?

From Yontoo's License Agreement: "The Software is supported by several forms of advertising, which will be displayed as you use your browsers, including, without limitation, banner and video ads, in-text ads and links, web browsing-related ads, interstitial, transitional, search, and full page ads. These advertisements may be targeted to queries you make through your browsers, the information stored or processed by the Software, or other information provided by you or collected from you as a result of your use of the Software."

About  (from Yontoo Technology)

The Software installs a group of web browsing features and functionalities that customize and enhance your interaction with the websites you visit by displaying text, graphics, or other interactive content in your browsers. Software features may include, without limitation, browser extensions, tools and applications ...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 2.0.5552.17255, with over 54% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named c723a437-2eaf-466d-a95b-3fa0966bf88c.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 981 KB (1,004,549 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Strong Signal.
c723a437-2eaf-466d-a95b-3fa0966bf88c.dll (66a6b999e810ecf5dfcd9cd20aae7ab5) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2015.04.12 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
AVG 2016.0.3141 Generic
AVware 1.5.0.21 Yontoo (fs)
Bkav FE 1.3.0.6379 W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0103 Trojan.Yontoo.1735
McAfee 5600.6797 Artemis!66A6B999E810
NANO AntiVirus 0.30.10.952 Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dpgswu
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.103 Suspicious_GEN.F47V0303
VIPRE Antivirus 39250 Yontoo (fs)

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Strong Signal
URL: www.mystrongsignal.com/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Strong Signal
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Strong Signal\uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 981 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Strong Signal

Program module:c723a437-2eaf-466d-a95b-3fa0966bf88c.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\Strong Signal\c723a437-2eaf-466d-a95b-3fa0966bf88c.dll
MD5:66a6b999e810ecf5dfcd9cd20aae7ab5
Additional files:
  • 7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
  • Uninstaller.exe

How do I remove Strong Signal?

You can uninstall Strong Signal from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Strong Signal, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Strong Signal.
  4. 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 64%
Win 8.1 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,236

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 64.71%
Windows 7 32.10%
Windows XP 2.02%
Windows Vista 1.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 41.15%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.88%
Windows 8.1 Connected 12.98%
Windows 7 Professional 6.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.73%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 3.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 61.19%
  United Kingdom 3.67%
  France 3.16%
  Germany 3.03%
  Italy 3.03%
  Brazil 2.91%
  Canada 2.40%
  Poland 2.02%
  DK 1.14%
  Australia 1.01%
  India 1.01%
  MA 0.88%
  Netherlands 0.88%
  Norway 0.76%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 38.65%
Acer 18.92%
Dell 14.54%
Lenovo 11.16%
ASUS 8.76%
Toshiba 4.78%
GIGABYTE 1.20%
Samsung 1.20%
Intel 0.40%
American Megatrends 0.40%
Common models
HP 15 Notebook PC 18.60%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 7.31%
Acer Aspire ES1-512 4.65%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 3.99%
Dell Inspiron 3531 1.66%
Acer Aspire XC-603G 1.66%

About Yontoo Technology

Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com

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