Should I remove Video Dimmer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #24,543
United States Rank #28,678
Reach 0.0073%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.45 days
160.84 days >
Average installed length: 84.51 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.7.65 |
29.86% |
|
2.7.63 |
1.39% |
|
2.7.58 |
2.08% |
|
2.7.56 |
1.39% |
|
2.7.54 |
2.08% |
|
2.7.51 |
7.64% |
|
2.7.47 |
3.47% |
|
2.7.45 |
47.92% |
|
2.7.44 |
4.17% |
|
Other programs by Small Island Development
Rankings
- #24,538 Hidden Mysteries Titanic by Game Mill Entertainment
- #24,539 ThinkPad Configuration by Lenovo
- #24,540 CyberLink AudioDirector 3
- #24,541 Imagic 5.0 by STOIK Imaging ltd
- #24,542 Need for Speed: SHIFT by Slightly Mad Studios
- #24,543 Video Dimmer by Small Island Development
- #24,544 ExFriendAlert by GenTechnologies Apps
- #24,545 Steganos Password Manager 16
- #24,546 MAGIX Screenshare 4.3.6.1987 (US)
- #24,547 BankID Security Application by Technology Nexus
- #24,548 Seven Remix XP 2.5 by NiwradSoft
Video Dimmer
from Small Island Development
What is Video Dimmer?
Video Dimmer is a web browser extension by Injekt media group that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site. These ads are typically for PC optimization utilities, other bundled malware or other types of malvertising.
Overview
The most common release is 2.7.45, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named VideoDimmerService.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 1.39 MB (1,457,157 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Known to reinstall itself
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Video Dimmer.
VideoDimmerService.exe (a8152e01288101adada6752770bb96c5) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2016.0.3014 |
Downloader |
Avira |
7.11.208.204 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bG |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Adware.Yontoo.55 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11143 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen |
Fortinet FortiGate |
8/17/2015 |
Adware/PullUpdate |
K7GW |
13.193.14899 |
DoS-Trojan ( 200fe2ad1 ) |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.08.17.12 |
PUP.Optional.VideoDimmer.A |
McAfee |
5600.6670 |
Artemis!A8152E012881 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6670 |
Artemis |
Panda Antivirus |
15.08.17.12 |
Adware/TVWizard |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA IJ |
Symantec |
8/17/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.229 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0201 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
37374 |
MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate |
View all 16 all detections
Video 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.videodimmertool.com
Help link: www.videodimmertool.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\videodimmer
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\VideoDimmer\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1
Estimated size: 1.39 MB
Files installed by Video Dimmer
Program executable: | VideoDimmerService.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Video Dimmer |
| VideoDimmer Service |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\videodimmer\VideoDimmerService.exe |
MD5: | a8152e01288101adada6752770bb96c5 |
Additional files:
-
VideoDimmer.exe - Video Dimmer (VideoDimmer)
-
VideoDimmer64.exe
-
(Malware detected) VideoDimmerService.exe - VideoDimmer Service
-
Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- VideoDimmerService.exe runs as a service named 'VideoDimmer' (VideoDimmer).
How do I remove Video Dimmer?
You can uninstall Video 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 Video 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 Video 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 10 44%
Win 7 (SP1) 1%
|
|
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
|
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
45.14% |
|
Windows 10 |
44.44% |
|
Windows XP |
5.56% |
|
Windows Vista |
4.86% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.79% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
24.82% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
6.38% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.38% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.26% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
4.26% |
|
Geography
30.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
30.63% |
India |
18.13% |
Germany |
17.50% |
Australia |
10.00% |
France |
8.75% |
Italy |
5.63% |
Canada |
2.50% |
Brazil |
1.88% |
Sweden |
1.25% |
United Kingdom |
1.25% |
DK |
0.63% |
MQ |
0.63% |
Spain |
0.63% |
Japan |
0.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
21.88% |
|
ASUS |
19.79% |
|
Acer |
16.67% |
|
Dell |
13.54% |
|
Toshiba |
7.29% |
|
Medion |
7.29% |
|
Lenovo |
4.17% |
|
GIGABYTE |
3.13% |
|
Intel |
3.13% |
|
Alienware |
2.08% |
|
Samsung |
1.04% |
|
Common models |
ASUSTeK K53E |
2.88% |
|
MEDION MS-7797 |
1.92% |
|
Dell Inspiron 3521 |
1.92% |
|
HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC |
1.92% |
|
Hewlett-Packard 23-g017c |
1.92% |
|
ASUSTeK K53SD |
1.92% |
|