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Should I remove Download Internet Explorer 10?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,228
United States Rank #7,299
Reach 0.0182%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.73 days
523.09 days >
Average installed length: 274.85 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
10.0.01 100.00%

Download Internet Explorer 10 10.0.01

What is Download Internet Explorer 10?

Installs a trojan malware application (Troj/DwnLdr-KZI) which runs as a Windows screen saver.

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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 1.79 MB (1,880,914 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 99% of users of Download Internet Explorer 10 come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Thailand.
  • 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 Download Internet Explorer 10.
teststststststs.exe (d09def269d6595c62ca43e65261ef740) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
CMC Antivirus 1.1.0.977 Packed.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O
Sophos 4.97 Troj/DwnLdr-KZI
Download Internet Explorer 10 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: Download Internet Explorer 10
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Download Internet Explorer 10\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Download Internet Explorer 10\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.79 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Download Internet Explorer 10 10.0.01

  • (Malware detected) teststststststs.exe - Download Internet Explorer 10
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • teststststststs.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CA73270D-62B7-4F2A-9423-ED61456B7ABB}' (runs on registration).
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA823B0B-7FCA-4B80-A38A-6C698408E14E}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • teststststststs.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Download Internet Explorer 10\teststststststs.exe'.

How do I remove Download Internet Explorer 10?

You can uninstall Download Internet Explorer 10 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 Download Internet Explorer 10 10.0.01, 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 Download Internet Explorer 10.
  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) 63%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 85%
Keep it 15%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,228

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.36%
Windows 10 21.51%
Windows Vista 10.34%
Windows XP 2.79%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 57.26%
Windows 8.1 9.50%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.94%
Windows 7 Professional 6.15%
Windows 8 5.31%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.79%

Distribution by countryGeography

98.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 98.69%
  Canada 0.33%
  Thailand 0.16%
  BM 0.16%
  Costa Rica 0.16%
  Austria 0.16%
  Italy 0.16%
  United Kingdom 0.16%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 42.71%
Dell 31.60%
Acer 8.33%
Toshiba 7.64%
ASUS 3.47%
Lenovo 2.78%
GIGABYTE 1.39%
Intel 0.69%
Samsung 0.69%
Sony 0.69%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 5.91%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.84%
Dell Inspiron 620 3.76%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.76%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.23%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.23%

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