Alawar Elements
What is Alawar Elements?
Alawar Elements is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is supposed to allow users to 'help' play various games on the alawar.com website. The program uses the besttoolbars add-on framework to integrate into Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. In some cases it might modify the user's home and search pages.
Overview
The most used version is 1.0.13, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is BackgroundHost.exe. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 2.77 MB (2,908,102 bytes).
- Loads into the web browser
Alawar Elements 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: Alawar
URL: alawar.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\alawar elements
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Alawar Elements\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.77 MB
Files installed by Alawar Elements
| Program executable: | BackgroundHost.exe |
| Name: | Add-ons Framework |
| BackgroundHost |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\alawar elements\BackgroundHost.exe |
| MD5: | 9157bafe464febd130b08cee07fee9eb |
Additional files:
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ScriptHost.dll - Add-ons Framework (ScriptHost)
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ScriptHost64.dll
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AddonsFramework.Typelib.dll (by Besttoolbars)
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AddonsFramework.Typelib64.dll (by Besttoolbars)
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BackgroundHost.exe - BackgroundHost
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BackgroundHost64.exe
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ButtonSite.dll - ButtonSite
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ButtonSite64.dll
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- ScriptHost64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Alawar Elements' with the class of {E33FF41E-53CB-4D93-885A-FFEFA04CD804}.
- ScriptHost.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Alawar Elements' with the class of {E33FF41E-53CB-4D93-885A-FFEFA04CD804}.
How do I remove Alawar Elements?
You can uninstall Alawar Elements 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 Alawar Elements, 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 Alawar Elements.
- 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 Alawar Elements 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.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 54%
Keep it 46%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #27,455
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REACH
~0.01%
PC installation base
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.54% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.81% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.26% |
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| Windows XP |
4.39% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.68% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.18% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
13.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.77% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.77% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.39% |
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Geography
35.16% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.16% |
| Russia |
26.56% |
| UA |
6.25% |
| Germany |
3.13% |
| Kazakstan |
2.34% |
| Israel |
2.34% |
| Iran |
2.34% |
| Sweden |
1.56% |
| Netherlands |
1.56% |
| Czech Republic |
1.56% |
| Poland |
1.56% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.56% |
| United Kingdom |
1.56% |
| TT |
0.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.69% |
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| Acer |
14.81% |
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| Dell |
13.58% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.35% |
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| ASUS |
8.64% |
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| Lenovo |
7.41% |
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| Samsung |
6.17% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.94% |
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| Toshiba |
2.47% |
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| Sony |
2.47% |
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| Alienware |
2.47% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.08% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750ZG |
2.04% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.04% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.04% |
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| Gigabyte H61M-D2-B3 |
2.04% |
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| Gigabyte GA-790XT-USB3 |
1.02% |
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About Alawar Entertainment
Alawar is a video game developer, publisher and distributor that uses the try before you buy distribution model that allows players to sample the free trial version of a game, after which they are asked to purchase a game online to unlock the full version.
Publisher URL: www.alawar.com