Water Plant
What is Water Plant? (from Yontoo Technology)
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Overview
Water Plant is a software program developed by Yontoo Technology. The most common release is 2015.05.06.155049, 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. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 10.91 MB (11,442,360 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 80% of users of Water Plant come from the United States, it is also popular in DZ.
- Integrates into the web browser
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Water Plant 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: Water Plant
URL: waterplantspace.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Water Plant
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Water Plant\WaterPlantuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 10.91 MB
Files installed by Water Plant
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WaterPlantbho.dll - Water Plant
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updateWaterPlant.exe
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WaterPlantUninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- WaterPlantbho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Water Plant 1.0.0.7' with the class of {f73cf7ec-b452-464f-8ccc-3124203a015d}.
Service
- updateWaterPlant.exe runs as a service named 'Update Water Plant' (Update Water Plant).
How do I remove Water Plant?
You can uninstall Water Plant 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 Water Plant, 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 Water Plant.
- 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 Water Plant 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.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
ASUS
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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 82%
Keep it 18%
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Geography
80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.00% |
| DZ |
20.00% |
About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com