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What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,110
United States Rank #20,811
Reach 0.0059%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.91 days
174.40 days >
Average installed length: 91.63 days

Re-Markable

What is Re-Markable?

This is an adware web browser extension that inject context based ads by over-writing and highlighting words on a browsed web page and replacing them with a hyperlink to an ad with the notation "Ads by Remarkable"

About  (from Tuguu SL)

The Toolbar interacts with your computer by: Displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages advertisements, banners or coupons that would not otherwise appear; Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisem...  Read more

Overview

During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 ReMarkableup.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 1.14 MB (1,193,068 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Re-Markable.
ReMarkableup.exe (2c2e20d7c90b36b7e10a9073bc217482) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 1120 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
AhnLab-V3 2013.12.24 Adware/Win32.AddLyrics
Bitdefender 1.0.20.50 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
Comodo Security 17487 Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.14.01.10.12 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics
F-Secure 11.2014-10-01_6 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
G Data 14.1.22 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.30 Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
150.dll (b9b9a76673019c67145ff4923e42d597) has been flagged by the following 23 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Adware.Generic.910947
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.ANRF
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AG
Bitdefender 7.2 Adware.Generic.910947
Dr.Web 7.00.8.02260 Trojan.Revizer.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.596 Adware.Generic.910947 (B)
ESET-NOD32 9639 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AG
Fortinet FortiGate 4 Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.Generic.910947
G Data 24 Adware.Generic.910947
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.6.0 AdWare.Win32.AddLyrics
K7 AntiVirus 9.176.11663 Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW 9.176.11663 Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
McAfee 6.0.4.564 Artemis!B9B9A7667301
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!B9B9A7667301
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10401 Adware:Win32/AddLyrics
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.Generic.910947
Norman 7.03.02 Suspicious_Gen4.FYCQU
Sophos 4.98.0 Generic PUA IA
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700-1001 TROJ_GEN.R0C1H01BL14
VIPRE Antivirus 28082 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 31 all detections
Re-Markable has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Re-Markable Software
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\re-markable
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Re-Markable\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.14 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Re-Markable

Program executable:ReMarkableup.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\re-markable\ReMarkableup.exe
MD5:2c2e20d7c90b36b7e10a9073bc217482
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) 150.dll
  • (Malware detected) ReMarkableup.exe
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • 150.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Re-Markable' with the class of {15b13b16-ae0c-4810-85a5-70a220466692}.
Scheduled Task
  • ReMarkableup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Re-Markable Update' (runs daily at 15.42).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ReMarkableup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Re-Markable Update.

How do I remove Re-Markable?

You can uninstall Re-Markable from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Re-Markable, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Re-Markable.
  4. 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 Re-Markable you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.14%
Windows 10 41.03%
Windows XP 4.27%
Windows Vista 2.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.21%
Windows 8.1 17.24%
Windows 8 14.66%
Windows 7 Professional 9.48%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.31%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.43%
  United Kingdom 8.27%
  Germany 3.76%
  France 3.76%
  Canada 3.01%
  DK 2.26%
  Italy 2.26%
  Australia 1.50%
  Saudi Arabia 1.50%
  Belgium 0.75%
  Switzerland 0.75%
  Iran 0.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 35.56%
Acer 12.22%
Dell 11.11%
Toshiba 11.11%
ASUS 10.00%
Samsung 7.78%
Lenovo 5.56%
American Megatrends 2.22%
Apple 2.22%
GIGABYTE 2.22%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.80%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 1.87%
Acer Aspire E1-531 1.87%
Acer Aspire E1-530 1.87%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 1.87%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1534 1.87%

About (from Tuguu SL)

Our mission: to detect what the market needs, develop the appropriate product and commercialize it.
Publisher URL: www.tuguu.com

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