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Should I remove ClickPotato?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
57% remove it43% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #36,067
Reach 0.0032%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.17 days
889.94 days >
Average installed length: 467.60 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
12.0.17.0 3.17%
12.0.15.0 9.52%
11.0.19.0 7.94%
11.0.16.0 12.70%
10.0.728.0 9.52%
10.0.701.0 3.17%
10.0.668.0 12.70%
10.0.666.0 4.76%
10.0.659.0 17.46%
10.0.646.0 1.59%
10.0.637.0 1.59%
10.0.630.0 1.59%
10.0.625.0 3.17%
10.0.536.0 3.17%
10.0.530.0 1.59%
10.0.529.0 3.17%
10.0.523.0 3.17%

ClickPotato

What is ClickPotato?

ClickPotato is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) web browser plugin distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

From the publisher FAQs:
"The ClickPotato browser add-on allows you to access free online video content - including popular TV shows and films - all from the convenience of your Web browser!

You can find the ClickPotato TV icon in the toolbar section of your Internet Explorer browser. Click on the TV icon to open the menu to access free TV Shows and Films online.

ClickPotato is FREE to use! In return for all this free content, our users agree to view a limited amount of advertising. ClickPotato's like an online version of traditional TV where you're shown commercials as a trade-off for watching countless shows."

About  (from Pinball)

Our Software product automatically collects information from you to enable the Software’s services. By installing the Software, you authorize Pinball Corporation to periodically collect certain information (1) (e.g., keywords and portions of Web site addresses or complete URLs) from the Web sites you visit and upload t...  Read more
Overview
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in ClickPotato.
ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe (9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f) has been flagged by the following 33 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2012.01.15 Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir 7.11.21.29 Adware/ClickPotato.A.249
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 AdWare/Win32.HotBar.gen
avast! 2014.9-130705 Win32:Zango-AS [PUP]
Bitdefender 1.0.20.930 Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
ByteHero BDV 7.5.2013.10 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i
CAT-QuickHeal 7.13.12.00 Adware.ClickPotato (Not a Virus)
Commtouch SDK 5.3.2.6 W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
Comodo Security 11274 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0186 Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.07.05.10 AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato!IK
Fortinet FortiGate 7/5/2013 Adware/Hotbar
F-Prot v6.4.6.5.141 W32/180Solutions.D.gen
F-Secure 11.2013-05-07_6 Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
G Data 13.7.22 Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.1.1.113.0 AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin KV130705 Adware/HotBar.em
K7 AntiVirus 13.126.5936 Adware
Kaspersky 14.0.0.3376 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar
McAfee 5600.7127 Generic PUP.x!td
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7127 Generic PUP.x!td
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.163.1557.0 Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
ESET NOD32 6797 probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Norman 10.20130705 W32/Suspicious_Gen2.OVSTY
PC Tools 2013 Trojan.Gen
Sophos 4.73 Hotbar
SUPERAntiSpyware 10599 Adware.Zango-Heur
Symantec 7/5/2013 rev. 6 Trojan.Gen
Trend Micro 10.465.05 ADW_CLICKPOTATO
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.186 ADW_CLICKPOTATO
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.16.4 AdWare.HotBar.ec
VIPRE Antivirus 11402 Zango.CommonElements
VirusBuster 14.1.168.0 Adware.Agent!FHutSEqxKhQ
ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe (f043b0d1136ba45649bcd78e0a56b484) has been flagged by the following 37 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 Adware.Shopper!99I2YyIFPS0
AhnLab-V3 2014.01.04.00 Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir 7.11.123.120 Adware/Cicoh.A.1
avast! 8.0.1489.320 NSIS:HotBar-A [Adw]
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Zango
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Trojan.Win32.Genome.atw
Bitdefender 7.2.5028.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
CAT-QuickHeal 12.00 AdWare.Hotbar (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Win.Adware.Shopper-15
Comodo Security 17548 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.260
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.596 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi (B)
ESET-NOD32 9248 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.E
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 Adware/Shopper
F-Prot 4.7.1.166 W32/HotBar.M.gen!Eldorado
G Data 22 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.6.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin 16.0.100 AdWare/Shopper.w
K7 AntiVirus 9.175.10735 Trojan ( 000001021 )
K7GW 9.175.10735 Backdoor ( 04c539cc1 )
Kaspersky 12.0.0.1221 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.il
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Shopper.il.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 Adware.ClickPotato
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Generic PUP.x!tq
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Generic PUP.x!tq
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10201 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.57029 Trojan.Win32.Zango.zevtk
Rising Antivirus 25.0.0.11 PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.129E44A4!312362148
Sophos 4.96.0 180solutions
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 Adware.Zango-Heur
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_HOTBAR.SQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_HOTBAR.SQ
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.Shopper
VIPRE Antivirus 25060 Pinball Corporation (fs)
ClickPotatoLiteSACB.exe (8443787e7521650da7e1e1217312b7ba) has been flagged by the following 34 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 Adware.Agent!3jQCWIJMzDc
Avira AntiVir 7.11.123.70 Adware/Agent.265728
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:HotBar-CB [Adw]
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Skodna.Generic_r.AR
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Trojan.Win32.Genome.afXu
Bitdefender 7.2.5028.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 W32.Clod7b7.Trojan.27f4
CAT-QuickHeal 12.00 Trojan.Genome.ywtd
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.596 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi (B)
ESET-NOD32 9246 Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 W32/Adware_fam.NB
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
G Data 22 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.6.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin 16.0.100 Trojan/Genome.cocj
K7 AntiVirus 9.174.10720 Adware ( 00004ed11 )
K7GW 9.174.10720 Trojan ( 0033db5b1 )
Kaspersky 12.0.0.1221 Trojan.Win32.Genome.ywtd
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 Adware.HotBar.CP
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Artemis!8443787E7521
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!8443787E7521
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10201 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.57029 Trojan.Win32.Genome.olkwp
Rising Antivirus 25.0.0.11 PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12ACC73E!313313086
Sophos 4.96.0 Generic PUA DK
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 WS.Reputation.1
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_SPNR.0BL711
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_SPNR.0BL711
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 Trojan.Genome.yw
VIPRE Antivirus 25048 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ClickPotatoLiteSAHook.dll (861d92e953f7a92528ba7cfc59e6aaaa) has been flagged by the following 34 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 Adware.Hotbar!7eS1CUBf64c
AhnLab-V3 2013.12.02.00 Trojan/Win32.HDC
Avira AntiVir 7.11.117.44 Adware/Hotbar.A.257
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Skodna.Generic_r.AG
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Trojan.Win32.Genome.ae
Bitdefender 7.2.5028.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4562 W32.Cloddce.Trojan.4c76
CAT-QuickHeal 12.00 AdWare.Hotbar (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security 17365 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.589 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li (B)
ESET-NOD32 9117 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 W32/Genome.XGBX!tr
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
G Data 22 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.6.0 AdWare.Win32.HotBar
Jiangmin 16.0.100 DangerousObject.Multi.fky
Kaspersky 9.0.0.837 Trojan.Win32.Genome.xgbx
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 Adware.HotBar.CP
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Generic PUP.x!vd
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Generic PUP.x!vd
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.10100 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.56420 Trojan.Win32.Zango.dynsq
Sophos 4.95.0 Hotbar
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Trojan.Gen.2
The Hacker 6.8.0.5.371 Trojan/Genome.xgbx
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_SPNR.1EJS11
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_SPNR.1EJS11
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 Trojan.Genome.xe
VIPRE Antivirus 23906 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll (d19b98af7fe38b99e5f9c53eb80ec8f8) has been flagged by the following 27 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 Adware.Agent!gsCD35QX4hI
Avira AntiVir 7.11.96.100 ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:HotBar-BL [Adw]
AVG 10.0.0.1190 Zango
Bitdefender 7.2 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
CAT-QuickHeal 12.00 Adware.ClickPotato (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Suspect.W32.AdInstall
Comodo Security 16746 ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.HotBar.DE
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.173
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.583 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi (B)
ESET-NOD32 8674 Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.146.0 W32/180Solutions.1ELQ11!tr
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
G Data 22 Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.4.0 AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin 16.0.100 Adware/HotBar.ck
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 Adware.ClickPotato
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Artemis!D19B98AF7FE3
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!D19B98AF7FE3
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.9700 Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
NANO AntiVirus 0.26.0.53954 Riskware.Win32.HotBar.ilofc
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1008 Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Total Defense 37.0.10498 Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.22.3 Trojan.BHORA.03023
VIPRE Antivirus 20380 Pinball Corporation. (v)
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ClickPotato has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Pinball Corporation.
URL: www.clickpotato.com
Help link: www.clickpotato.com/help
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.19.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\ClickPotatoLite\bin\11.0.19.0\ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe" Web
Estimated size: 514.11 KB

Program filesFiles installed by ClickPotato

Program executable:ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe (Malware detected)
Name:ClickPotato Search assistant
Path:C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.16.0\ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe
MD5:9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe - ClickPotato Search assistant
  • (Malware detected) ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll - ClickPotato
  • (Malware detected) ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe
  • (Malware detected) ClickPotatoLiteSACB.exe
  • (Malware detected) ClickPotatoLiteSAHook.dll
  • LaunchHelp.dll (by Zango) - Launch Support

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Extension
  • ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {B58926D6-CFB0-45d2-9C28-4B5A0F0368AE}.
Scheduled Task
  • ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ClickPotatoLiteSA' which loads as "C:\Program Files\ClickPotatoLite\bin\11.0.19.0\ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe".

How do I remove ClickPotato?

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

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win XP 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 57%
Keep it 43%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.73%
Windows Vista 23.81%
Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 10 3.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.32%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.13%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.90%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.68%
Windows 7 Professional 6.45%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

29.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 29.49%
  France 7.69%
  Ireland 6.41%
  Netherlands 6.41%
  United Kingdom 6.41%
  Italy 5.13%
  Belgium 3.85%
  Canada 3.85%
  Germany 3.85%
  Indonesia 3.85%
  Norway 2.56%
  Sweden 2.56%
  Israel 2.56%
  United Arab Emirates 1.28%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.30%
Acer 22.64%
Dell 15.09%
Toshiba 7.55%
Lenovo 5.66%
ASUS 5.66%
Sahara 3.77%
Samsung 3.77%
American Megatrends 1.89%
Sony 1.89%
Gateway 1.89%
GIGABYTE 1.89%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite A215 1.79%
TOSHIBA Qosmio F60 1.79%
HPE-540ch 1.79%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 1.79%
Dell Vostro 3700 1.79%
Compaq-Presario WC815AA-A... 1.79%

About (from Pinball Corporation)

Pinball Corporation delivers online content and monetization solutions for small to mid-sized web publishers, and keyword-based online advertising solutions for direct-response and ecommerce marketers.
Publisher URL: www.pinballcorp.com

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