84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Bizzybolt?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,545
United States Rank #24,348
Reach 0.0126%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.03 days
178.02 days >
Average installed length: 93.54 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2014.02.05.153917 6.45%
2014.02.04.044224 2.82%
2014.02.01.021226 4.03%
2014.01.29.231828 1.61%
2014.01.28.010740 2.02%
2014.01.25.024532 4.03%
2014.01.16.002256 10.08%
2014.01.10.194843 5.24%
2013.11.20.184610 63.71%

Bizzybolt

What is Bizzybolt?

This is an unwanted web browser extension that delivers search hijacking as well as contextual advertising within a user's web browser. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search pages in order to monetize search activities. By installing a Browser Helper Object (BHO) in Internet Explorer, the extension has the ability to monitor and track a user web browsing activities and display various banner and link-context ads in addition to its search redirection.

Once installed the software will add a number of unwanted features to the web browser including inline text and multi-site searching, comparison shopping, related search results, additional offers and coupons as well as website ratings and reviews. It does this by analyzing the content of the web pages the user is visiting as well as tracking the URLs and navigation. Additionally BizzyBolt will add features as desired after install through its 'auto-enabled updater' which runs as a Windows service. From the Terms: "BizzyBolt content includes advertisements... User info is collected and shared for ad relevance and other purposes."

About  (from Yontoo Technology)

The Software provides a suite of browser features that customize and enhance your interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in your browser. Such features include, without limitation, toolbars and applications for providing enhanced search results, browsin...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Bizzybolt.
updateBizzybolt.exe (834a990f60fdea9152202c4d6dc84a31) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.011 Trojan.BPlug.3
ESET-NOD32 8.9263 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G
Fortinet FortiGate 1/11/2014 Riskware/BrowseFox
Malwarebytes v2014.01.11.03 PUP.Optional.Bizzybolt.A
BizzyboltBHO.dll (dbefd5cf0b3bbd0f4968456d0ff7cbf6) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 PUA.Agent!
Antiy-AVL 0.1.0.1 GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Comodo Security 17993 Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
Dr.Web 7.00.7.12100 Trojan.BPlug.17
ESET-NOD32 9595 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F
Fortinet FortiGate 4 Adware/Agent
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.6.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
K7 AntiVirus 9.176.11554 Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW 9.176.11554 Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky 12.0.0.1225 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ahbx
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.04.09.267 Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0001 PUP.Optional.Bizzybolt.A
McAfee 6.0.4.564 Artemis!DBEFD5CF0B3B
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!DBEFD5CF0B3B
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.58720 Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek
Sophos 4.98.0 Generic PUA LK
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700-1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0301
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus 27748 Yontoo (fs)
       View all 24 all detections
Bizzybolt 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: Bizzybolt
URL: bizzybolt.co/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bizzybolt
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Bizzybolt\Bizzyboltuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 620.91 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Bizzybolt

Program executable:updateBizzybolt.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\Program Files\Bizzybolt\updateBizzybolt.exe
MD5:834a990f60fdea9152202c4d6dc84a31
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) BizzyboltBHO.dll - Bizzybolt
  • (Malware detected) updateBizzybolt.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • BizzyboltBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Bizzybolt' with the class of {13070af0-bc6c-4185-8baa-40a4cf05b323}.
Service
  • updateBizzybolt.exe runs as a service named 'Update Bizzybolt' (Update Bizzybolt).

How do I remove Bizzybolt?

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

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.08%
Windows 10 26.61%
Windows Vista 8.06%
Windows XP 5.24%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.46%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.89%
Windows 8 11.79%
Windows 8.1 10.57%
Windows 7 Professional 7.72%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

28.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 28.46%
  Brazil 22.76%
  France 11.79%
  Germany 6.50%
  Belgium 5.28%
  Netherlands 4.88%
  Canada 3.66%
  United Kingdom 3.25%
  India 3.25%
  Switzerland 2.03%
  Australia 2.03%
  Spain 1.22%
  Vietnam 0.81%
  Finland 0.41%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Dell 19.41%
Acer 19.41%
ASUS 9.41%
Toshiba 7.06%
GIGABYTE 4.12%
Lenovo 4.12%
Samsung 4.12%
Sahara 1.18%
Medion 1.18%
Common models
HP G42 Notebook PC 3.17%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.17%
Positivo MOBILE 3.17%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.38%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 2.38%
Samsung RV411/RV511/E3511... 2.38%

About Yontoo Technology

Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.