Should I remove AppsHat Mobile Apps?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
71% remove it29% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,909
United States Rank #9,679
Reach 0.3476%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.88 days
822.58 days >
Average installed length: 432.20 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.1.0.0 |
4.17% |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
95.83% |
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AppsHat Mobile Apps
What is AppsHat Mobile Apps?
AppsHat by Somoto is an ad-support software program that is typically co-bundled with various unwanted software by Somoto as well as various third party download managers. Its is designed to sync with Android mobile devices.
About (from Somoto)
Apps Hat is the cool new Android app store that helps you discover hot new apps, both free and discounted. Get personalised recommendations, price drop alerts, and share your favourite apps with your friends. Whether you are looking for a great new mobile game, or an app that can take your phone to the next level, find... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named AppsHat Mobile Apps.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 547.16 KB (560,295 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- This program has a poor reputation
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in AppsHat Mobile Apps.
| AppsHat Mobile Apps.exe (dadb62781676f69cc258893669038113) has been flagged by the following 48 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1104 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
I-Worm.Brontok.QJ |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.21 |
Win-Trojan/Xema.variant |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.125.232 |
Worm/Brontok.C |
| Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Worm/Win32.Brontok |
| avast! |
2014.9-140126 |
Win32:Brontok-BH [Wrm] |
| AVG |
2015.0.3582 |
Worm/Brontok |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14126 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.34 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.130 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4923 |
W32.BrontokQ |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
1.14.12.00 |
W32.Brontok.Q |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/18155 |
Worm.Brontok.E |
| CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
Generic.Win32.dadb627816!MD |
| Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Worm.KLUF-8224 |
| Comodo Security |
17646 |
Packed.Win32.Packer.~GEN |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.026 |
Win32.Virut.5 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.26.12 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9313 |
Win32/Brontok.S |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
1/26/2014 |
W32/Brontok.C@mm |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/EmailWorm.OXI |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-26-01_1 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| G Data |
14.1.24 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok |
| Jiangmin |
KV140126 |
Worm/Brontok.ww |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.175.10899 |
EmailWorm |
| K7GW |
13.175.10899 |
Riskware ( 0015e4f11 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4407 |
Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Worm.Brontok.c.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.26.12 |
Trojan.Dropper |
| McAfee |
5600.7238 |
W32/Rontokbro.gen@MM |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7238 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.K |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10201 |
Worm:Win32/Brontok.R@mm |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.78 |
Win32.Generic.442807 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57029 |
Trojan.Win32.Brontok.bmcat |
| Norman |
10.20140126 |
Alman.E |
| nProtect |
14.01.20.02 |
Trojan/W32.Genome.42713 |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.01.26.12 |
W32/Brontok.GS.worm |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14124 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12EAB5C7!317371847 |
| Sophos |
4.96 |
W32/Brontok-G |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10822 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeSec |
| Symantec |
1/26/2014 rev. 1 |
W32.Rontokbro@mm |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.395 |
W32/Brontok.q |
| Total Defense |
37.0.10498 |
Win32/Robknot.Z |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.26 |
WORM_RONTOKBR.CO |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.26 |
WORM_RONTOKBR.CO |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
Email-Worm.Brontok |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
25620 |
Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok.a |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
I-Worm.Win32.Brontok.42713 |
View all 48 all detections
AppsHat Mobile Apps 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
URL: www.appshat.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\appshat mobile apps
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AppsHat Mobile Apps\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 547.16 KB
Files installed by AppsHat Mobile Apps
| Program executable: | AppsHat Mobile Apps.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\appshat mobile apps\AppsHat Mobile Apps.exe |
| MD5: | dadb62781676f69cc258893669038113 |
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Uninstall.exe - AppsHat (AppsHat Mobile Apps)
Behaviors exhibited
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Uninstall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\users\user\appdata\Local\AppsHat Mobile Apps\Uninstall.exe'.
How do I remove AppsHat Mobile Apps?
You can uninstall AppsHat Mobile Apps 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 AppsHat Mobile Apps, 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 AppsHat Mobile Apps.
- 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) 55%
Win 8 0%
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 71%
Keep it 29%
|
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GLOBAL RANK
 #1,909
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.02% |
|
| Windows 10 |
20.07% |
|
| Windows XP |
9.85% |
|
| Windows Vista |
2.06% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.62% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.30% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
12.17% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.71% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.26% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
3.27% |
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Geography
8.11% of installs come from MA
Which countries install it?
| MA |
8.11% |
| United States |
6.01% |
| DZ |
5.02% |
| Brazil |
4.78% |
| Saudi Arabia |
4.74% |
| Egypt |
4.59% |
| IQ |
3.32% |
| Germany |
3.03% |
| Israel |
2.81% |
| Indonesia |
2.63% |
| TN |
2.40% |
| Italy |
2.23% |
| India |
2.04% |
| Thailand |
1.72% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.96% |
|
| Acer |
20.34% |
|
| Dell |
18.89% |
|
| ASUS |
8.93% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.64% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
6.96% |
|
| Samsung |
4.72% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.32% |
|
| Intel |
1.13% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.11% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
9.54% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.99% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
4.11% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.77% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.33% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
2.22% |
|
About Somoto
Partnering with Somoto enables software developers to integrate a clean & dynamic recommendation screen that encourages the user to try a trusted 3rd party software, among them the Somoto Toolbar Customizable Platform.
Publisher URL: www.somotoinc.com