Should I remove Faster Light?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,579
United States Rank #16,846
Reach 0.0126%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.74 days
110.32 days >
Average installed length: 57.96 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.12.29.122310 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.29.072310 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.28.212309 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.28.162308 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.28.112313 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.28.062305 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.28.012304 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.27.202306 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.27.152306 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.27.102305 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.26.192303 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.26.142308 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.26.092302 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.25.232300 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.25.182259 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.25.132301 |
3.23% |
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| 2014.12.25.082256 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.24.222254 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.24.172253 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.24.122253 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.24.072251 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.24.022252 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.23.212252 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.23.162256 |
2.02% |
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| 2014.12.23.112258 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.23.062135 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.23.012135 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.22.192159 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.22.142158 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.22.092158 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.22.042157 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.21.182202 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.21.132202 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.21.032201 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.20.222159 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.20.172157 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.20.122157 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.20.072157 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.20.030651 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.19.202205 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.19.152203 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.19.102201 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.18.232231 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.18.182230 |
2.02% |
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| 2014.12.18.132227 |
1.21% |
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| 2014.12.18.082227 |
0.81% |
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| 2014.12.18.032236 |
0.40% |
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| 2014.12.17.222235 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.17.172240 |
3.23% |
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| 2014.12.17.122238 |
1.61% |
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| 2014.12.17.022235 |
0.40% |
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| 102 versions |
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Faster Light
What is Faster Light?
Faster Light is an ad-supported browser extension that may deliver advertisements in the form of coupons, affiliate links, price-comparisons, display media and other links through a number of functions including those based on the the content of any web page the user is visiting, plug-ins, add-ons, or the web browser itself. Advertisements may be injected to overlay the page or inserted directly into the page content. This adware may alter the content of any web page accessed for the purpose of displaying advertisements.
From the EULA: "The Software provides a suite of web browsing features that customize and enhance your interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in your browsers. Software features may include, without limitation, browser extensions, tools and applications for search, text referencing, social media, website ratings and reviews, coupons, and comparison shopping for various products and services."
About (from Yontoo Technology)
One feature of the plugin that may be enabled for you is displaying relevant coupons, deals, and special offers. When you visit a website of a merchant or affiliate store that participates in the coupon program, the plugin is designed to recognize the website to determine whether there are coupons, deals, or special of... 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 Faster Light.
| FasterLightBHO.dll (ae069b5c037f9d25b528c293f1c35a20) has been flagged by the following 40 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
537 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.07.30 |
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| avast! |
2014.9-150817 |
Win32:BrowseFox-HG [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.O |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1145 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6979 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
8.15.14.00 |
PUA.Fasterligh.Gen |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Adware.Browsefox-172 |
| Comodo Security |
22888 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7bed2e86!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1741 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.17.05 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.12013 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/17/2015 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7bed2e86 |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-17-08_2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.9.5.0 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Jiangmin |
KV150817 |
AdWare/Kranet.ao |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.207.16723 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.207.16723 |
Trojan ( 0040f9921 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!AE069B5C037F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.687 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.2668 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte |
| nProtect |
15.07.29.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.AP |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.08.17.05 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA DC |
| Symantec |
8/17/2015 rev. 2 |
PUA.Yontoo.C |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.17 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AB15 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.4 |
AdWare.Kranet |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42432 |
Yontoo |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2319 |
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58304 |
| updateFasterLight.exe (100c65be2578f722debdc154cd6157ba) has been flagged by the following 39 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.06.03.01 |
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-HG [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4355 |
Generic.10F |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.D49D |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
PUA.Fasterligh.Gen |
| Comodo Security |
22318 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1741 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.636 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11725 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Adware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.204.16117 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.204.16118 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.1636 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-06-02.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BR |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA NK |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| Total Defense |
37.1.62.1 |
Heur/TrojanHorse.ZCFS!suspicious |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EAC15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EAC15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
40790 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
View all 79 all detections
Faster Light has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Faster Light
URL: fasterlight.info/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Faster Light
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Faster Light\FasterLightuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.4 MB
Files installed by Faster Light
| Program module: | FasterLightBHO.dll |
| Name: | Faster Light |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Faster Light\FasterLightBHO.dll |
| MD5: | 66cbecdf994f34cfb431b2e789a8899e |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) FasterLightbho.dll - Faster Light
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FasterLightUn.exe
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FasterLightUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateFasterLight.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- FasterLightBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Faster Light 1.0.0.7' with the class of {950ef4df-b9dd-4b97-9e34-5c7d25a5eb88}.
Service
- updateFasterLight.exe runs as a service named 'Update Faster Light' (Update Faster Light).
How do I remove Faster Light?
You can uninstall Faster Light 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 Faster Light, 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 Faster Light.
- 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 Faster Light 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 10 44%
Win 8.1 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
48.39% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.35% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.44% |
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| Windows XP |
2.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
26.61% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.35% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.73% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.87% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
4.84% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.23% |
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Geography
47.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.37% |
| France |
7.57% |
| India |
3.62% |
| Germany |
3.62% |
| Brazil |
3.29% |
| United Kingdom |
3.29% |
| Poland |
1.97% |
| Italy |
1.64% |
| Canada |
1.64% |
| DK |
1.32% |
| DZ |
1.32% |
| MA |
1.32% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.32% |
| Mexico |
0.99% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.00% |
|
| Dell |
17.71% |
|
| Acer |
17.71% |
|
| Lenovo |
10.86% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.29% |
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| ASUS |
5.71% |
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| Samsung |
2.29% |
|
| Alienware |
1.14% |
|
| MSI |
0.57% |
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| NEC |
0.57% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.57% |
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| Sony |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.76% |
|
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.76% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.01% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.01% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.01% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.26% |
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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