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What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 444.65 days
1002.84 days >
Average installed length: 526.92 days
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Update for MetaCrawler
from InfoSpace, Inc.
What is Update for MetaCrawler?
MetaCrawler was a metasearch engine that blended web search results from Google, Yahoo!, Bing (formerly Live Search), Ask.com, About.com, MIVA, LookSmart and other search engines
Overview
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 updatetask.exe. The setup package generally installs about 1 files.
- Malware detected in the program
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update for MetaCrawler.
| updatetask.exe (67403fbc6a36fc12d7dfe7d0bd5bef58) has been flagged by the following 25 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
662 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| avast! |
2014.9-140620 |
Win32:Delf-TPT [Trj] |
| Avira |
7.11.209.222 |
ADWARE/DealPly.Gen |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.02 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11167 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.M potentially unwanted |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.194.14945 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.194.14947 |
Trojan ( 004941751 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2197 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly |
| McAfee |
5600.6796 |
Artemis!67403FBC6A36 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6796 |
BehavesLike.Win32.FakeAlert.ch |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Gen:Variant.Strictor.67547 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.0.65070 |
Riskware.Win32.DealPly.difblc |
| Norman |
10.20150413 |
Suspicious_Gen5.AYGAX |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.02 |
PUP/MultiToolbar.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.2f6 |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Wnwa |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0ELT14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0ELT14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
37492 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 25 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: Update for MetaCrawler
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\MetaCrawler\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\METACR~1\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Files installed by Update for MetaCrawler
| Program executable: | updatetask.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\MetaCrawler\updateproc\updatetask.exe |
| MD5: | 67403fbc6a36fc12d7dfe7d0bd5bef58 |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At3' (runs daily at 5:27 PM).
How do I remove Update for MetaCrawler?
You can uninstall Update for MetaCrawler 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 Update for MetaCrawler, 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 Update for MetaCrawler.
- 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) 38%
Win XP 8%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 60%
Keep it 40%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
526.92
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.54% |
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| Windows XP |
23.08% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.69% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.08% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
23.08% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.38% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.38% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.69% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
7.69% |
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Geography
27.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
27.78% |
| India |
11.11% |
| Argentina |
11.11% |
| Vietnam |
5.56% |
| Brazil |
5.56% |
| UA |
5.56% |
| Russia |
5.56% |
| Greece |
5.56% |
| Japan |
5.56% |
| Italy |
5.56% |
| Hungary |
5.56% |
| United Kingdom |
5.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.36% |
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| Lenovo |
27.27% |
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| Intel |
9.09% |
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| Dell |
9.09% |
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| Alienware |
9.09% |
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| American Megatrends |
9.09% |
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Common models |
| Positivo Positivo M... |
12.50% |
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| MSI MS-7697 |
12.50% |
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| LENOVO Lenovo H330 |
12.50% |
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| LENOVO 2471AA2 |
12.50% |
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| HP-Pavilion VG251AA-ABU H... |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard CQ1-3108L... |
12.50% |
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