Should I remove Taplika?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,658
United States Rank #12,458
Reach 0.0102%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.00 days
147.52 days >
Average installed length: 77.51 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 31.0.1650.23 |
100.00% |
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Taplika
Overview
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 taplika.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 239.06 MB (250,670,075 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 80% of users of Taplika come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Taplika.
| taplika.exe (268f1d8c3ed9b40bc52ca516c854d22a) has been flagged by the following 29 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.ADInstaller |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[RiskTool:not-a-virus]/Win32.ADInstaller |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:GenMaliciousA-IDA [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Generic_r |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Hacktool.Win32.ADInstaller.d |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
4.15.14.00 |
RiskTool.ADInstaller.r6 (Not a Virus) |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.03 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Riskware/AdInstaller |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.9.0 |
Riskware.Win32.Taplika |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15452 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.202.15455 |
Trojan ( 0001140e1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2199 |
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.ADInstaller |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!fc |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6797 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!fc |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.1.11502.0 |
DDoS:Win32/Nitol.B |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Riskware.Win32.ADInstaller.dpaupb |
| nProtect |
15.04.01.01 |
Adware.Agent.PJQ |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.03 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Taplika Search |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CCC0PCK15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CCC0PCK15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38974 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 29 all detections
Taplika 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
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Taplika\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Taplika\Application\31.0.1650.23\Installer\uninstall.exe" --uninstall 0T1T1E1I1L1J1T
Estimated size: 239.06 MB
Files installed by Taplika
| Program executable: | taplika.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\taplika\application\taplika.exe |
| MD5: | 268f1d8c3ed9b40bc52ca516c854d22a |
Additional files:
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npchrome_frame.dll - Google Chrome Frame (Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.)
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am.dll
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ar.dll
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bg.dll
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bn.dll
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ca.dll
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chrome.dll
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chrome_child.dll
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chrome_frame_helper.dll
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chrome_frame_helper.exe
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chrome_launcher.exe
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cs.dll
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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da.dll
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de.dll
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delegate_execute.exe
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el.dll
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en-GB.dll
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en-US.dll
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es.dll
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es-419.dll
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et.dll
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fa.dll
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ffmpegsumo.dll
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fi.dll
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fil.dll
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fr.dll
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gu.dll
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he.dll
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hi.dll
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hr.dll
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hu.dll
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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id.dll
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it.dll
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ja.dll
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kn.dll
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libegl.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libglesv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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metro_driver.dll
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nacl64.exe
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ppgooglenaclpluginchrome.dll
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setup.exe (by Fried Cookie) - Taplika
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uninstall.exe
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- taplika.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AAE82CFD-D6BD-41D4-A061-7E9CD08A427F}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- taplika.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_84DD78A26254651F2BD8EE5E2012940F' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Taplika\Application\taplika.exe" --no-startup-window.
How do I remove Taplika?
You can uninstall Taplika 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 Taplika, 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 Taplika.
- 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 (SP1) 46%
Win Vista (SP1) 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 86%
Keep it 14%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.01% |
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| Windows 10 |
45.54% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.96% |
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| Windows XP |
1.49% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
32.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.43% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
4.46% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.96% |
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Geography
79.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
79.94% |
| France |
5.83% |
| Canada |
3.88% |
| United Kingdom |
2.59% |
| Germany |
2.27% |
| Italy |
2.27% |
| Brazil |
1.62% |
| India |
0.65% |
| Belgium |
0.32% |
| Philippines |
0.32% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.32% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
42.01% |
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| Dell |
18.34% |
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| Acer |
14.79% |
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| Toshiba |
8.88% |
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| ASUS |
6.51% |
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| Lenovo |
5.33% |
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| Samsung |
2.96% |
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| Sony |
1.18% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.56% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.38% |
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| HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC |
2.38% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.38% |
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