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Should I remove DealPly?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,549
United States Rank #6,014
Reach 0.2422%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 37.52 days
1106.84 days >
Average installed length: 581.56 days

DealPly

What is DealPly?

DealPly installs a web browser extension such as an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO) to view web pages loaded and look for affiliated merchants in order to possibly provide better pricing or alternative deals on a given product or merhcant.

About  (from DealPly Technologies Ltd)

DealPly is a browser add-on that makes your online shopping experience better. DealPly makes sure you always pay less by offering you alternative products, showing you same products on different stores with cheaper prices and exposing you to coupons allowing you to enjoy exclusive discounts when checking out. DealPly i...  Read more

Overview

A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is updatetask.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 1.38 MB (1,444,822 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DealPly.
updatetask.exe (534c82f1d7246edf654b5257ca82fe70) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0180 Adware.Shopper.331
ESET-NOD32 7.8504 Win32/DealPly.B
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
PC Tools 2013 SecurityRisk.Downldr
Symantec 6/29/2013 rev. 7 SecurityRisk.Downldr
DealPly 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

URL: www.dealply.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dealply\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DealPly\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Estimated size: 1.38 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DealPly

Program executable:updatetask.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dealply\updateproc\updatetask.exe
MD5:534c82f1d7246edf654b5257ca82fe70
updatetask.exe for DealPly is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found. The...

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Funmoods' (runs daily at 11:26 AM).

How do I remove DealPly?

You can uninstall DealPly 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 DealPly, 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 DealPly.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,549

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.45%
Windows 10 15.17%
Windows XP 7.52%
Windows Vista 5.80%
Windows Server 2003 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.32%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.16%
Windows 7 Professional 9.30%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.47%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.68%
Windows 8 5.22%

Distribution by countryGeography

18.19% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 18.19%
  United States 16.96%
  Germany 9.34%
  France 4.77%
  Italy 4.65%
  Russia 3.42%
  United Kingdom 2.46%
  Canada 2.27%
  MA 2.02%
  Netherlands 1.94%
  India 1.92%
  Israel 1.90%
  Turkey 1.77%
  Belgium 1.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.75%
Acer 21.94%
Dell 17.51%
ASUS 9.82%
Samsung 7.16%
Toshiba 6.43%
GIGABYTE 5.10%
Lenovo 2.87%
Medion 1.47%
American Megatrends 0.98%
Intel 0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.75%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.92%
Positivo Positivo M... 4.74%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.46%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.73%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.37%

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