Should I remove Tube Dimmer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,931
United States Rank #5,990
Reach 0.0365%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.31 days
687.56 days >
Average installed length: 361.26 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.6.71 |
0.70% |
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| 2.6.53 |
20.45% |
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| 2.6.49 |
19.89% |
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| 2.6.48 |
10.71% |
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| 2.6.47 |
7.51% |
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| 2.6.43 |
40.61% |
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| 2.6.39 |
0.14% |
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Tube Dimmer
from Creative Island Media, LLC
What is Tube Dimmer?
This software is part of the Injekt, LLC brands of web browser extensions that inject advertisements (banners and popups) in the user's web browser.
From the site: "Tube Dimmer works by installing a browser extension in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. All of the files for Tube Dimmer are installed in the standard 'Program Files' location - there is no funny business or extra files added. Included in those files is an un-installer that is also registered to appear in your computer's 'Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs' section. A link to the uninstaller is added to your Start Menu under 'Start, Programs, Tube Dimmer'. There are also a couple of registry settings added to your Windows Registry that are required for the normal operation of your app, but there is nothing strange or out of the ordinary here, either. In some cases, we may display product offers during your installation process. Of course, you will have the ability to accept or pass on these offers. We try our very best to make sure any product offering follows best practices and actually provides something of value to you."
About (from Creative Island Media)
Tube Dimmer is a free application that allows you to turn off the lights when watching videos on your favorite websites. Tube Dimmer is entirely free to use. In order to keep Tube Dimmer free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you may see additional ads when Tube Dimmer is installed. We do not allow an... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Tube Dimmer.
| common.dll (2eea1929ad20e341d6b8158db384e881) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-140126 |
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP] |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.026 |
Adware.Plugin.128 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9131 |
a variant of Win32/ExFriendAlert.B |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.26.02 |
PUP.Optional.TubeDimmer.A |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.26 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1102 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
24008 |
SearchDonkey (fs) |
| TubeDimmerService.exe (28bd76063bbf539543d3d33351e6a1fd) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
18076 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Dr.Web |
7.00.8.02260 |
Adware.Plugin.175 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9658 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.A |
| G Data |
24 |
Win32.Application.TubeDimmer.A |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.176.11711 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| K7GW |
9.176.11711 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!28BD76063BBF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!28BD76063BBF |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Search Donkey |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28184 |
SearchDonkey (fs) |
View all 17 all detections
Tube Dimmer 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
URL: www.tubedimmerapp.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\tubedimmer
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\TubeDimmer\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1
Estimated size: 2.22 MB
Files installed by Tube Dimmer
| Program module: | common.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Tube Dimmer |
| Signed by: | Creative Island Media |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\tubedimmer\IE\common.dll |
| MD5: | 2eea1929ad20e341d6b8158db384e881 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) TubeDimmerService.exe - Tube Dimmer Service
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TubeDimmer.exe - Tube Dimmer
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TubeDimmer64.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- TubeDimmerService.exe runs as a service named 'Tube Dimmer' (TubeDimmer) "Provides system level support for Tube Dimmer.".
How do I remove Tube Dimmer?
You can uninstall Tube Dimmer 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 Tube Dimmer, 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 Tube Dimmer.
- 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) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.06% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.25% |
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| Windows Vista |
10.85% |
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| Windows XP |
5.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.32% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.22% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.98% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.56% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.31% |
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Geography
81.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
81.09% |
| Canada |
3.96% |
| Germany |
3.96% |
| Australia |
3.17% |
| United Kingdom |
2.57% |
| Italy |
1.88% |
| Brazil |
1.19% |
| France |
0.89% |
| Iran |
0.50% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.10% |
| Singapore |
0.10% |
| Russia |
0.10% |
| Sweden |
0.10% |
| Austria |
0.10% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.24% |
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| Dell |
23.44% |
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| Acer |
13.99% |
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| Toshiba |
9.83% |
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| ASUS |
4.73% |
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| Lenovo |
3.02% |
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| Samsung |
3.02% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.89% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.95% |
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| Alienware |
0.76% |
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| Intel |
0.57% |
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| Gateway |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.50% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.12% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.78% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.78% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
3.09% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.41% |
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