Should I remove UnfriendTool?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #34,624
Reach 0.0010%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 110.30 days
757.31 days >
Average installed length: 397.91 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.5.91 |
15.00% |
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2.5.88 |
20.00% |
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2.5.83 |
10.00% |
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2.5.71 |
50.00% |
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2.5.68 |
5.00% |
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UnfriendTool
What is UnfriendTool?
UnfriendTool is an adware program that integrates into the user's web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) and will perform a number of functions mostly designed to generate advertising supported or affiliate revenue. In order to do so the program will display a number of different ad formats by injecting the ads directly in the user's browser based on either the activity of the user's past and present behavior or based on the context of the web page. Ads are displayed as banners, text-links, search related adverts or in many cases malvertising in order to get a user to download and install additional software, mostly bundled adware. This adware will also track and report back the user's surfing behavior including web pages and domains visited as well as the advertisements displayed and clicked.
Additionally this program may modify/hijack the web browser's homepage and search provider as well as change a number of the security settings of the browser. These changes will allow it to perform additional ad-supported functions in the browser. Typically it comes bundled with free applications from the Internet through a bundles offer for free software including video utilities or for updates.
About (from GenTechnologies Apps)
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Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
UnfriendTool 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
Displayed publisher: UnfriendTool
URL: www.unfriendtool.com
Help link: www.unfriendtool.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\unfriendtool
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\UnfriendTool\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 638.36 KB
Files installed by UnfriendTool
Program module: | common.dll |
Name: | UnfriendTool |
Path: | C:\Program Files\unfriendtool\IE\common.dll |
MD5: | d4c746c75ea838b9b6fc1eabf1957c1c |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- common.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'UnfriendTool' with the class of {44ed99e2-16a6-4b89-80d6-5b21cf42e78b}.
How do I remove UnfriendTool?
You can uninstall UnfriendTool 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 UnfriendTool, 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 UnfriendTool.
- 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 UnfriendTool 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) 50%
Win XP 5%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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US RANK
#34,624
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.00% |
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Windows Vista |
25.00% |
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Windows XP |
15.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.63% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
15.79% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.79% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.53% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
5.26% |
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Geography
96.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
96.97% |
Israel |
3.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
52.63% |
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Dell |
21.05% |
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Acer |
21.05% |
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American Megatrends |
5.26% |
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Common models |
HP-Pavilion FQ567AA-ABA s... |
5.56% |
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eMachines ET1331G |
5.56% |
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HP-Pavilion NC890AA-ABA a... |
5.56% |
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Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
5.56% |
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Hewlett-Packard p7-1074 |
5.56% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6823w |
5.56% |
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