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Ultimate Popup Killer

What is Ultimate Popup Killer?  (from ultimatepopupkiller.com)

Kill pop-ups dead, automatically. Artificial intelligence technology does the work for you without confusing options, unnecessary hassles, or wasted time. It engages automatically when you start up IE, working silently in the background like a skilled assassin to keep you safe from unwanted pop-up intruders, leaving al...  Read more

Overview

Ultimate Popup Killer is a software program developed by ultimatepopupkiller.com. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named Popupkiller.exe. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 581.22 KB (595,174 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 88% of users of Ultimate Popup Killer come from the United States, it is also popular in Hong Kong.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Ultimate Popup Killer.
Popupkiller.exe (717749832952ae3a7b843ba26177671d) has been flagged by the following 31 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 911 Adware.PopUpKiller.A
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Adware.PopUpKiller
AhnLab-V3 2014.06.06 Win-Trojan/StartPage.461824
Avira AntiVir 7.11.153.72 TR/Agent.461824.A
AVG 2015.0.3389 Generic10
Baidu-International 4.0.3.1487 Trojan.Win32.Agent.aXV
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1095 Adware.PopUpKiller.A
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4959 W32.Clod117.Trojan
Comodo Security 18450 ApplicUnwnt.Win32.UltimatePopupKiller
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.14.08.07.12 Adware.PopUpKiller
ESET-NOD32 8.9902 Win32/UltimatePopupKiller
Fortinet FortiGate 8/7/2014 PossibleThreat
F-Secure 11.2014-07-08_5 Adware.PopUpKiller.A
G Data 14.8.24 Adware.PopUpKiller
K7 AntiVirus 13.1712319 Trojan
K7GW 13.1712319 Trojan ( 0001140e1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
McAfee 5600.7045 Artemis!717749832952
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7045 Artemis!717749832952
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10600 Trojan:Win32/Malagent!gmb
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.657 Adware.PopUpKiller.A
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.60100 Trojan.Win32.Agent2.xqbyv
Norman 10.20140807 Malware
nProtect 14.06.05.01 Adware.PopUpKiller.A
Panda Antivirus 14.08.07.12 Generic Trojan
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Trojan.a00
Sophos 4.98 Mal/Generic-S
Symantec 8/7/2014 rev. 5 Trojan Horse
Trend Micro 10.465.07 TROJ_PASTA.BC
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.219 TROJ_PASTA.BC
VIPRE Antivirus 30000 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 31 all detections

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Ultimate Popup Killer
URL: www.ultimatepopupkiller.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ultimate popup killer
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Ultimate Popup Killer\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 581.22 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Ultimate Popup Killer

Program executable:Popupkiller.exe
Name:Ultimate Popup Killer
Path:C:\Program Files\ultimate popup killer\Popupkiller.exe
MD5:c3334e7efd39b26399a21966acb3064c
Additional files:
  • Popupkiller.exe - Ultimate Popup Killer
  • unins000.exe (by Jordan Russell) - Inno Setup Uninstaller

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • Popupkiller.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Ultimate Popup Killer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Ultimate Popup Killer\Popupkiller.exe.

How do I remove Ultimate Popup Killer?

You can uninstall Ultimate Popup Killer 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 Ultimate Popup Killer, 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 Ultimate Popup Killer.
  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.

WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)

Distribution by countryGeography

87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.50%
  Hong Kong 12.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
GIGABYTE 33.33%
ASUS 33.33%

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