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Should I remove Amazon Mini?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.34.2.13 100.00%

Amazon Mini

What is Amazon Mini?

Amazon Mini is an ad-supported browser extension (adware), and when a user downloads the Plugin they will see various types of advertisements displayed through the browser as they visit various web sites. The browser toolbar/extension displays several basic types of advertising: sponsored links, traditional display advertisements, such as banner ads, pop-unders and coupons, and targeted ads and may sometimes appear as in-text advertising and may also be displayed in response to keyword searches.

About  (from Crossrider Advanced Technologies (Platform))

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. Once installed, it will add an extension to both the Firefox and Chrome web browsers. The main program executable is utils.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 6.18 MB (6,475,109 bytes).

The program is built using the Crossrider framework, a cross browser monetization platform used to deploy a toolbar and extension for modern web browsers with monetization features including browser search and homepage redirection, contextual coupons and in-line text advertising. Crossrider extensions include background processes to monitor, update and automatically download new features/code without direct user interaction.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Starts automatically
  • Runs in the Firefox, Chrome and Firefox web browsers
  • Built on the Crossrider toolbar platform and potentially unwanted
  • May inject ads in the web browser
  • 'Offers' to modify the browser's home and search pages by default
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Amazon Mini.
utils.exe (660012494271b180c5de5d37276d18a0) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-140422 Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Baidu-International 4.0.3.14422 Adware.Win32.Graftor.77
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4959 HW32.CDB
ESET-NOD32 8.9613 Win32/Packed.VMDetector.D
Amazon Mini-enabler.exe (3aaa14a4bc675dbb32b0507840445662) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Adware.Generic.910087
Antiy-AVL 0.1.0.1 Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.ANCJ
Bitdefender 7.2 Adware.Generic.910087
Dr.Web 7.00.8.02260 Trojan.Crossrider.7519
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.596 Adware.Generic.910087 (B)
ESET-NOD32 9639 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate 4 Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.Generic.910087
G Data 24 Adware.Generic.910087
K7 AntiVirus 9.176.11663 Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
K7GW 9.176.11663 Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
Malwarebytes 1.75.0001 PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
McAfee 6.0.4.564 Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.Generic.910087
Sophos 4.98.0 Generic PUA OF
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700-1001 TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BI14
VIPRE Antivirus 28082 Crossrider (fs)
Amazon Mini-bho.dll (a35f3f50256dbd41ac91e38de8bffe2a) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.APDB
ESET-NOD32 9626 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA
Malwarebytes 1.75.0001 PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
Sophos 4.98.0 AppRider
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700-1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0219
VIPRE Antivirus 27946 Crossrider (fs)
Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.exe (49a105922decdcf80a3b767bc41ed6ab) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.ANIS
ESET-NOD32 9626 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
Malwarebytes 1.75.0001 PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700-1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0220
VIPRE Antivirus 27946 Crossrider (fs)
Amazon Mini-bho64.dll (97cf8b67577c143535c6aa21eff4bbef) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win64.Crossrider.D
ESET-NOD32 9686 a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.D
Malwarebytes 1.75.0001 PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
VIPRE Antivirus 28298 Crossrider (fs)
       View all 39 all detections
Amazon Mini 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: Nero
URL: crossrider.com/pages/privacy
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\amazon mini
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Amazon Mini\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Estimated size: 6.18 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Amazon Mini

Program executable:utils.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\amazon mini\utils.exe
MD5:660012494271b180c5de5d37276d18a0
Additional files:
  • Amazon Mini-bg.exe (by Nero) - Amazon Mini (Amazon Mini exe)
  • (Malware detected) Amazon Mini-bho.dll (by Nero) - Amazon Mini BHO
  • (Malware detected) Amazon Mini-bho64.dll
  • Amazon Mini-buttonutil.exe
  • Amazon Mini-buttonutil64.exe
  • (Malware detected) Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.exe
  • (Malware detected) Amazon Mini-enabler.exe
  • 51772.crx
  • 51772.xpi
  • Amazon Mini-buttonutil.dll
  • Amazon Mini-buttonutil64.dll
  • Amazon Mini-helper.exe
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • Amazon Mini-bho64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Amazon Mini' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110511171172} (CrossriderApp0051772).
  • Amazon Mini-bho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Amazon Mini' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110511171172} (CrossriderApp0051772).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • Amazon Mini-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Amazon Mini-enabler.
  • Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.

How do I remove Amazon Mini?

You can uninstall Amazon Mini 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 Amazon Mini, 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 Amazon Mini.
  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 Amazon Mini you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)

Distribution by countryGeography

70.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 70.00%
  India 10.00%
  Canada 10.00%
  Saudi Arabia 10.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
Toshiba 20.00%
Acer 20.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 33.33%
HP-Pavilion AY747AA-ABA p... 33.33%
HP-Pavilion AY652AA-ABA s... 33.33%

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