Should I remove Fortunitas?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,385
United States Rank #32,966
Reach 0.0179%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.00 days
147.45 days >
Average installed length: 77.47 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.05.18.021522 |
0.85% |
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| 2014.05.15.221326 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.14.164702 |
0.85% |
|
| 2014.05.14.124702 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.12.044646 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.11.204638 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.10.204628 |
0.85% |
|
| 2014.05.10.164627 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.10.124626 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.09.224716 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.05.08.044116 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.07.222927 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.07.164112 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.05.231327 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.05.05.130740 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.05.05.090739 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.05.04.210734 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.05.04.130732 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.04.090730 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.04.050729 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.05.03.130726 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.05.02.170715 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.05.02.130713 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.02.090711 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.05.01.170704 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.30.222129 |
1.14% |
|
| 2014.04.30.004244 |
1.14% |
|
| 2014.04.29.230029 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.04.29.105348 |
0.85% |
|
| 2014.04.27.093313 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.04.27.053312 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.26.173307 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.26.133307 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.26.093304 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.25.173257 |
1.14% |
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| 2014.04.25.093254 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.04.25.053253 |
0.85% |
|
| 2014.04.24.213250 |
0.57% |
|
| 2014.04.24.053244 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.23.215208 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.04.23.173238 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.22.225845 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.22.102507 |
0.28% |
|
| 2014.04.22.022504 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.21.211019 |
0.85% |
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| 2014.04.20.193850 |
0.57% |
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| 2014.04.20.153850 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.20.073849 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.19.033846 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.18.113844 |
0.28% |
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| 2014.04.18.073843 |
0.28% |
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| 105 versions |
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Fortunitas
What is Fortunitas?
Fortunitas is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is ad-supported and will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page settings. This plugin will update Internet Explorer (as a BHO), Chrome (as an extension) and Firefox (as an add-in). In some cases, the program will monitor a user's behavior (which the user agreed to if they did not read the full EULA) and will inject rival advertisements over existing one or just inject new ones all together. This toolbar is typically bundled by third party download managers/installers or through questionable online ads.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
Increase usability with Fortunitas.
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Fortunitas.
| FortunitasBHO.dll (b42da2b35a8134491a5545f5994fc833) has been flagged by the following 39 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.9 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.01 |
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.9 |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
MSIL:BrowseFox-V [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.O |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.9 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Adware.Browsefox-252 |
| Comodo Security |
21608 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.11 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11408 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7bed2e86 |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
AdWare/Kranet.ao |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15446 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.202.15447 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.11 |
PUP.Optional.Fortunitas.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6797 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.9 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dedpsr |
| Norman |
10.20150413 |
BrowseFox.CERT |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.11 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA OF |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.15 |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_SPNV.03B615 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_SPNV.03B615 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38952 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| updateFortunitas.exe (4d3ab73d49c311165810bf6c46211c30) has been flagged by the following 24 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.10.03.00 |
PUP/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-BT [PUP] |
| AVG |
14.0.0.4037 |
Fortu.66E |
| Avira |
7.11.176.88 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
19685 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Trojan.BPlug.250 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10501 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.152.0 |
Adware/Kranet |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.183.13550 |
Trojan ( 0049f7ad1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.183.13550 |
Trojan ( 020000001 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.Fortunitas.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
BrowseFox.c |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareMBrowse.fh |
| nProtect |
2014-10-02.01 |
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.323360.J |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Chgt.E |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA JO |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0907 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
33612 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 63 all detections
Fortunitas 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: Fortunitas
URL: fortunitas.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Fortunitas
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Fortunitas\Fortunitasuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.37 MB
Files installed by Fortunitas
| Program executable: | FortunitasBrowserFilter.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Fortunitas\FortunitasBrowserFilter.exe |
| MD5: | d065fb91c36e528ec8c717298dd05940 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) FortunitasBHO.dll - Fortunitas
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7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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FortunitasUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateFortunitas.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- FortunitasBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Fortunitas 1.0.0.6' with the class of {c6f3fc7b-d607-44ec-9caf-2a41d547137f}.
Service
- updateFortunitas.exe runs as a service named 'Update Fortunitas' (Update Fortunitas).
How do I remove Fortunitas?
You can uninstall Fortunitas 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 Fortunitas, 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 Fortunitas.
- 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 Fortunitas 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) 55%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.36% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.69% |
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| Windows XP |
5.68% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.96% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.03% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
11.46% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.32% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.74% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.44% |
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Geography
16.35% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
| Italy |
16.35% |
| France |
11.86% |
| United States |
11.54% |
| Brazil |
5.45% |
| Spain |
4.81% |
| Canada |
4.49% |
| Australia |
4.17% |
| Germany |
3.85% |
| United Kingdom |
3.85% |
| Netherlands |
3.53% |
| Sweden |
3.21% |
| Israel |
2.88% |
| Mexico |
2.88% |
| Norway |
2.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
27.27% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.09% |
|
| Dell |
13.04% |
|
| ASUS |
9.49% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.91% |
|
| Samsung |
4.35% |
|
| Sony |
3.95% |
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| Lenovo |
3.56% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.56% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.79% |
|
Common models |
| Hewlett-Packard Compaq CQ... |
4.26% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.55% |
|
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.84% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.84% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.84% |
|
| Acer Aspire V5-531 |
2.13% |
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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