Should I remove RightSurf?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,476
United States Rank #13,346
Reach 0.0393%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.18 days
300.27 days >
Average installed length: 157.77 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.02.07.164730 |
10.72% |
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| 2014.02.06.195607 |
5.04% |
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| 2014.02.05.222251 |
4.52% |
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| 2014.02.05.153917 |
1.16% |
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| 2014.02.04.044224 |
7.88% |
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| 2014.02.01.021226 |
18.60% |
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| 2014.01.29.231259 |
11.50% |
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| 2014.01.28.010740 |
9.17% |
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| 2014.01.25.024532 |
15.25% |
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| 2014.01.23.231428 |
5.68% |
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| 2014.01.10.205925 |
10.47% |
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RightSurf
What is RightSurf?
RightSurf is an adware web browser extension that will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page settings in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups. These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.
Once infected by this program, common symptoms include:
- Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
- Ads with red click here button will pop up when those links are hovered on.
- Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user's knowledge.
- Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
- Web pages become extremely slow to download due to the multiple ads.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
Once installed, RightSurf's tools Compare, Deals, Inline, Related, Review, and Search are working behind the scenes to enhance your browsing while you surf the web. It promises to save you time and money.
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in RightSurf.
| RightSurfBHO.dll (526da03eed21c16f38fd35320a9b99ce) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
AdWare/Win32.Agent |
| Comodo Security |
17662 |
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9329 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4406 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.26.09 |
PUP.Optional.RightSurf.A |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57380 |
Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek |
| Sophos |
4.97 |
Generic PUA PP |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.26 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0123 |
| updateRightSurf.exe (9f1ef46545971a4d9abab76cbe2c9dda) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.02.00 |
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-DQ [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4321 |
Generic.5CD |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.apk |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.6B89 |
| Comodo Security |
21611 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1741 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11410 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.202.15452 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.202.15451 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f96c1 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.RightSurf.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FSL |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FSL |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-04-01.01 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.V |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
RightSurf |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EL114 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EL114 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38960 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 44 all detections
RightSurf 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: RightSurf
URL: rightsurf.info/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\RightSurf
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\RightSurf\RightSurfuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.74 MB
Files installed by RightSurf
| Program module: | RightSurfBHO.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | RightSurf |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\RightSurf\RightSurfBHO.dll |
| MD5: | 526da03eed21c16f38fd35320a9b99ce |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) RightSurfBHO.dll - RightSurf
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(Malware detected) updateRightSurf.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- RightSurfBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'RightSurf 1.0.0.6' with the class of {88be1aa9-6740-461c-9e3e-f35eb8fa741c}.
Service
- updateRightSurf.exe runs as a service named 'Update RightSurf' (Update RightSurf).
How do I remove RightSurf?
You can uninstall RightSurf 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 RightSurf, 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 RightSurf.
- 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 RightSurf 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) 53%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.03% |
|
| Windows 10 |
25.81% |
|
| Windows XP |
8.26% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.90% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.88% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.20% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.03% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.61% |
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Geography
28.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
28.17% |
| Brazil |
8.58% |
| France |
7.17% |
| Italy |
5.25% |
| United Kingdom |
4.61% |
| Germany |
3.71% |
| India |
3.33% |
| Poland |
3.07% |
| Portugal |
2.69% |
| MA |
2.56% |
| Australia |
2.18% |
| Belgium |
2.05% |
| Taiwan |
1.79% |
| DZ |
1.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.27% |
|
| Acer |
18.13% |
|
| Dell |
16.37% |
|
| ASUS |
10.72% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.19% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.85% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.87% |
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| Samsung |
4.09% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.17% |
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| Medion |
1.17% |
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| Sahara |
1.17% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.46% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.78% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.94% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.94% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
2.10% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
2.10% |
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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