Should I remove WS.Enabler?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

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161 versions

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from toolksearchbook.info Ltd.

Remove WS.Enabler by toolksearchbook.info

The software is distributed with a bundled download manager and is designed to hijack the user's web browser search and home pages to one of a number of pre-defined search websites including:

websearch.searchinweb.info
websearch.relevantsearch.info
websearch.search-guide.info
websearch.wisesearch.info
websearch.greatresults.info
websearch.simplesearches.info
websearch.searchiseasy.info
websearch.toolksearchbook.info

It will do this to each browser installed including Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. After installed it will download additional files the will protect the pages from being reset by another program or the user. These files are sinstall.exe and search_installer.exe, both detected as malware.

This is a variant of the SK.Enhancer trojan hijacker.

Displayed publisher: PremiumSoft

URL: websearch.toolksearchbook.info

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\setapp\ws.enabler\ws.enabler.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 717.63 KB

WS.Enabler.exe
Memory:	1024 KB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000125145%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00000264%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00000988%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	332	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	14 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 WS.Enabler, 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 WS.Enabler.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 60% Win XP 2%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 88% Keep it 12%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	23.75%
India	5.63%
Brazil	4.38%
Taiwan	3.75%
Mexico	3.13%
Canada	3.13%
Czech Republic	3.13%
IQ	2.50%
Hungary	2.50%
Germany	2.50%
Malaysia	2.50%
Romania	2.50%
France	2.50%
DK	1.88%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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