Should I remove surf slide?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #30,426
United States Rank #30,016
Reach 0.0047%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 45.07 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.02.21.062539 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.02.20.202537 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.29.172422 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.24.172405 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.23.212353 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.22.002346 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.20.132340 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.20.082339 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.18.012325 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.16.142321 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.16.092321 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.11.182308 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.06.024333 |
1.09% |
|
| 2015.01.05.162219 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.27.202256 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.26.142257 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.20.172148 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.05.161448 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.03.222349 |
3.26% |
|
| 2014.12.02.162355 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.01.152352 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.12.01.102353 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.30.150734 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.27.182147 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.26.172141 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.24.052135 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.16.202222 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.15.142218 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.13.062059 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.12.002055 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.10.172059 |
3.26% |
|
| 2014.11.10.122058 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.10.022056 |
2.17% |
|
| 2014.11.09.012052 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.08.202053 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.08.152050 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.07.092047 |
2.17% |
|
| 2014.11.06.232043 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.06.032039 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.11.03.113041 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.11.03.013038 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.11.01.133111 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.10.31.223107 |
1.09% |
|
| 2014.10.30.015900 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.26.232657 |
2.17% |
|
| 2014.10.26.182657 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.26.132655 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.25.172653 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.25.122653 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.25.072652 |
1.09% |
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| 2014.10.24.162649 |
1.09% |
|
| 74 versions |
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surf slide
What is surf slide?
SurfSlideTide is a web browser extension 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.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
Get better results faster with surf slide!
Overview
The most used version is 2014.12.03.222349, with over 74% of all installations currently using this version. 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. The main program executable is surfslidebho.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 35 files and is usually about 3.53 MB (3,706,246 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in surf slide.
| surfslidebho.dll (f3333b7337a88973db5417f708f29be6) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Avira |
7.11.184.252 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BO |
| Comodo Security |
20070 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.BPlug.141 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10716 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.185.13993 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.185.13994 |
Trojan ( 020000001 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
PUP.Optional.SurfSlide.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
Artemis!F3333B7337A8 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
Artemis!PUP |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63362 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA PF |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10227 |
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_GEN.R03EC0OJN14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_GEN.R03EC0OJN14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34748 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| updatesurfslide.exe (eff61db14e8f514b0f8ef83ea1a57645) has been flagged by the following 38 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.06.01.00 |
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.Agent.bcy |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-ER [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4354 |
Generic.384 |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.F1B2 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
PUA.Surfslide.Gen |
| Comodo Security |
22299 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.636 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11714 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/Agent |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-26365c9e!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.204.16089 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.204.16090 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.bcy |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.hm |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.1636 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-05-29.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Browse Fox |
| 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.F0C2C00AP15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AP15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
40736 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2200 |
Adware.Agent.Win32.39656 |
View all 60 all detections
surf slide 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: surf slide
URL: surfslidetide.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\surf slide
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\surf slide\surfslideuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.53 MB
Files installed by surf slide
| Program module: | surfslidebho.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | surf slide |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\surf slide\surfslidebho.dll |
| MD5: | f3333b7337a88973db5417f708f29be6 |
Additional files:
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surfslide.FirstRun.exe - FirstRun
-
7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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surfslideUn.exe
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surfslideUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updatesurfslide.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- surfslideBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'surf slide 1.0.0.7' with the class of {916acf26-e1a6-45da-b34f-2147d400448c}.
Service
- updatesurfslide.exe runs as a service named 'Update surf slide' (Update surf slide).
How do I remove surf slide?
You can uninstall surf slide 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 surf slide, 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 surf slide.
- 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 surf slide 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 10 46%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
|
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
|
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
51.61% |
|
| Windows 10 |
46.24% |
|
| Windows XP |
1.08% |
|
| Windows Vista |
1.08% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
20.88% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.68% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.58% |
|
| Windows 8 |
10.99% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.89% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.49% |
|
Geography
42.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.06% |
| United Kingdom |
10.28% |
| Canada |
5.61% |
| India |
5.61% |
| France |
3.74% |
| Mexico |
3.74% |
| Italy |
3.74% |
| Australia |
2.80% |
| Hungary |
2.80% |
| Philippines |
1.87% |
| Germany |
1.87% |
| Spain |
1.87% |
| Portugal |
1.87% |
| Indonesia |
1.87% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.04% |
|
| Acer |
17.28% |
|
| Dell |
11.11% |
|
| Toshiba |
11.11% |
|
| Lenovo |
9.88% |
|
| ASUS |
7.41% |
|
| Samsung |
3.70% |
|
| Apple |
1.23% |
|
| Sony |
1.23% |
|
Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.82% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.41% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.27% |
|
| Samsung 100NZA |
2.27% |
|
| ASUSTeK X75A1 |
2.27% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.27% |
|
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