Should I remove AstroArcade?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #24,264
United States Rank #12,681
Reach 0.0075%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.63 days
136.66 days >
Average installed length: 71.80 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.17 |
35.37% |
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| 3.0.15 |
14.29% |
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| 3.0.13 |
23.13% |
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| 3.0.11 |
27.21% |
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AstroArcade
from Interesting Solutions
What is AstroArcade?
This is an Injekt brand of adware. Astro Arcade is entirely free to use, but may show advertisements while Astro Arcade is installed. AstroArcade is an adware program that runs within the user's web browser and will modify various browser settings such as changing the search provider. In addition, this adware will inject display ads in the browser either by inserting new banner ads that would otherwise not be displayed on webpages viewed by the user or by adding new advertisements on top of existing ads. It will also insert hyper-text links on pages to display popup ad formats. Ads that re displayed are typically low quality and are not associated with the underlying web site the user is visiting. In many cases AstroArcade is difficult to remove through the standard installer that is provided or will only remove some parts of the program and will not reset items such as the hijacked search and home pages.
About (from Interesting Solutions)
During installation of Astro Arcade, you may receive additional offers such as a search toolbar. These offers are optional and you will be given the choice to 'Accept' or 'Skip' the offers. Search toolbar offers may include the option to change your default search, your home page and/or your new tab page.
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Installs a Windows Service
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in AstroArcade.
| AstroArcade.exe (65e0a372323ab84b8694e9fb0e5b85f1) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bE |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Downware.8565 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10612 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.E |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
Adware/PullUpdate |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Win32.Application.AstroArcade |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.01 |
PUP.Optional.AstroArcade.A |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.62841 |
Trojan.Win32.PullUpdate.dglbbq |
| AstroArcadeService.exe (4c592d266ce4e75483851b1a66690889) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4189 |
Interesting.2B8 |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.bE |
| Comodo Security |
20010 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Adware.Downware.8565 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10683 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/PullUpdate |
| G Data |
24 |
Win32.Application.AstroArcade.A |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.AstroArcade.A |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.62995 |
Trojan.Win32.PullUpdate.dglbbq |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1011 |
View all 17 all detections
Program details
Help link: www.astro-arcade.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\astroarcade
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\AstroArcade\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 840.52 KB
Files installed by AstroArcade
| Program executable: | AstroArcade.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Astro Arcade |
| AstroArcade |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\astroarcade\AstroArcade.exe |
| MD5: | 65e0a372323ab84b8694e9fb0e5b85f1 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) AstroArcade.exe - Astro Arcade (AstroArcade)
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AstroArcade64.exe
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(Malware detected) AstroArcadeService.exe - AstroArcade Service
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uninstall.exe - AstroArcade Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- AstroArcadeService.exe runs as a service named 'AstroArcade' (AstroArcade).
How do I remove AstroArcade?
You can uninstall AstroArcade 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 AstroArcade, 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 AstroArcade.
- 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 10 56%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
55.78% |
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| Windows 7 |
39.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.40% |
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| Windows XP |
1.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
31.51% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.03% |
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| Windows 8 |
14.38% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.48% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.48% |
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Geography
98.76% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
98.76% |
| India |
0.41% |
| Spain |
0.41% |
| United Kingdom |
0.41% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
47.41% |
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| Dell |
18.10% |
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| Toshiba |
12.07% |
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| Lenovo |
6.90% |
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| Acer |
6.03% |
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| ASUS |
3.45% |
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| Sony |
2.59% |
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| Samsung |
1.72% |
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| Intel |
1.72% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
8.59% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.91% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.34% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.34% |
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| HP-Pavilion NP187AA-ABA s... |
1.56% |
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| ASUSTeK K50IJ |
1.56% |
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