Should I remove AutoComplete+ Personal?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #36,350
United States Rank #35,623
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.55 days
665.09 days >
Average installed length: 349.45 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.26.153.0 |
67.74% |
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| 1.24.151.151 |
4.84% |
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| 1.22.150.150 |
22.58% |
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| 1.18.149.149 |
4.84% |
|
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AutoComplete+ Personal
from Cloud Power LLC
What is AutoComplete+ Personal?
AutoComplete+ Personal is a web browser extension that will also co-bundle various potentially unwanted programs during installation. The plugin for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome will modify the user's search provider. It uses the CrossRider toolbar platform.
About (from Cloud Power)
Just start typing in the site search box, and get personalized, popular, and relevant suggestions in the dropdown box – at lightning fast speed. AutoComplete+ Global is a turnkey autocomplete feed for search publishers who are using a custom feed search (such as Google Custom Search, Bing, Yahoo, etc.). AutoComplete+ e... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.26.153.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named AutoComplete+ Personal.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 4.25 MB (4,454,511 bytes).
This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Uses the Crossrider toolbar framework
- During install it may hijack/modify the browser's homepage and search provider
- Runs disconnected from the browser as a background process
- Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
- 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 AutoComplete+ Personal.
| AutoComplete+ Personal.dll (36094e8436707d8eb1b974a4edecc5a4) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.06.28.07 |
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.AMN |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8244 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
AdWare.Win32.CouponCompanion |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.179 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0403 |
AutoComplete+ Personal has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
Displayed publisher: AutoComplete+
URL: www.autocompleteplus.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\autocomplete+ personal
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AutoComplete+ Personal\GUninstaller.exe" -key "AutoComplete+ Personal"
Estimated size: 4.25 MB
Files installed by AutoComplete+ Personal
| Program module: | AutoComplete+ Personal.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | AutoComplete+ Personal |
| AutoComplete+ Personal BHO |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\autocomplete+ personal\AutoComplete+ Personal.dll |
| MD5: | 36094e8436707d8eb1b974a4edecc5a4 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) AutoComplete+ Personal.dll (by AutoComplete+) - AutoComplete+ Personal (AutoComplete+ Personal BHO)
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AutoComplete+ Personal.exe (by AutoComplete+) - AutoComplete+ Personal exe
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AutoComplete+ Personal-bg.exe
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AutoComplete+ PersonalGui.exe
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Uninstall.exe - AutoComplete+ Personal Installer
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ButtonUtil.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- AutoComplete+ Personal.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'AutoComplete+ Personal' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011391115} (CrossriderApp0003915).
How do I remove AutoComplete+ Personal?
You can uninstall AutoComplete+ Personal 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 AutoComplete+ Personal, 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 AutoComplete+ Personal.
- 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 AutoComplete+ Personal 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win XP 3%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 74%
Keep it 26%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #36,350
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.19% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.35% |
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| Windows XP |
3.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
19.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.39% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.56% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.92% |
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Geography
41.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.89% |
| Taiwan |
4.05% |
| Belgium |
2.70% |
| France |
2.70% |
| Australia |
2.70% |
| Spain |
2.70% |
| Israel |
2.70% |
| Germany |
2.70% |
| United Kingdom |
2.70% |
| MK |
1.35% |
| Chile |
1.35% |
| MA |
1.35% |
| Vietnam |
1.35% |
| South Africa |
1.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.82% |
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| ASUS |
19.30% |
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| Dell |
12.28% |
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| Acer |
8.77% |
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| Toshiba |
5.26% |
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| Intel |
5.26% |
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| Lenovo |
5.26% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.51% |
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| Sony |
3.51% |
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| MSI |
1.75% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.75% |
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| Gateway |
1.75% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.77% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite M105 |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L650 |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L630 |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA QOSMIO X870 |
1.89% |
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| Sony VPCS12J1E |
1.89% |
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