Should I remove FindWide.com?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,696
United States Rank #5,242
Reach 0.0838%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.25 days
597.43 days >
Average installed length: 313.90 days
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FindWide.com
from FindWide
What is FindWide.com?
FindWide is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to what ever search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to click on sponsored advertising through search.
- Changes the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Changes the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Provides automatic updates of the toolbar without the user's initiation.
About (from FindWide)
FindWide Deals is designed to help to keep you informed about coupons, deals, or special offers from select merchants and stores. When you visit a website of a merchant or affiliate store that participates in the coupon program, FindWide Deals is designed to recognize the website to determine whether there are coupons,... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in FindWide.com.
| TNT2User.exe (ead8939321dd060fff03def48d7bec80) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Toolbar.TNT2 |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
FindWide |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Adware.Toolbar.334 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11347 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!EAD8939321DD |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38580 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| npTNT2.dll (2ed84ecbf2b08b0436ee1a31c9de251e) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.TNT2.BH |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10714 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.H |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!2ED84ECBF2B0 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
Artemis |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0801 |
| IEToolbar.dll (5167111d6b94f446947ff3ecf65c7e9a) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
PUA.Win32.TNT2.bB |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10321 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.B |
View all 15 all detections
FindWide.com 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: FindWide.com
URL: search.findwide.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1534
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\TNT2\2.0.0.1534\TNT2User.exe" /UNINSTALL PARTNER=10499
Estimated size: 3.58 MB
Files installed by FindWide.com
| Program module: | IEToolbar64.dll |
| Name: | Findwide Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1534\IEToolbar64.dll |
| MD5: | 006b9a0e17674831fc2660bf71eac76e |
Additional files:
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npTNT2Ghost.dll - npAPI Ghost Plugin
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IEToolbar.dll - Findwide Toolbar
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IEToolbar64.dll
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passport.dll
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passport64.dll
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npTNT2.dll - npAPI Plugin
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ffassist.1.dll - TNT2
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hmac.1.dll
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iehpr.1.dll
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iestage2.1.dll
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log.dll
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regsvr.1.dll
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sqlite.1.dll
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UninstallDlg.1.dll
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untar.1.dll
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zipunzip.1.dll
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TNT2User.exe
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progress.1.dll
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tnt2chrome.dll
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TNT2UserPS.dll
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UnInjLib.dll
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GameConsole.exe
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GameEngine.dll
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MinecraftShims64.dll
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TNT2UserPS64.dll
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TntMagicDel.dll
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UnInjLib64.dll
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ie8starter.exe
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OldStyleSB.1.dll
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ppshim.dll
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ppTNT2.dll
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Tnt2Cbt.dll
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TNT2Usermgr.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Google Chrome Plugins
- npTNT2Ghost.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npTNT2ghost.dll'.
- npTNT2.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npTNT2.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
- npTNT2.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@tnt2npapi.com/Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tnt2npapi.com/Plugin'.
- npTNT2Ghost.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@tnt2ghost.com/Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tnt2ghost.com/Plugin'.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- TNT2User.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\pawel\Ustawienia lokalne\Dane aplikacji\TNT2\2.0.0.1702\TNT2User.exe'.
How do I remove FindWide.com?
You can uninstall FindWide.com 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 FindWide.com, 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 FindWide.com.
- 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 FindWide.com 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 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 8.1 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.60% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.29% |
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| Windows XP |
4.18% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.93% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.52% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.51% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.19% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.91% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.01% |
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Geography
51.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.83% |
| Australia |
5.74% |
| United Kingdom |
3.98% |
| Germany |
3.20% |
| Canada |
2.43% |
| Italy |
2.17% |
| Sweden |
1.91% |
| Netherlands |
1.71% |
| Brazil |
1.60% |
| France |
1.45% |
| Colombia |
1.14% |
| Mexico |
1.14% |
| Norway |
1.14% |
| DK |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.72% |
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| Dell |
17.18% |
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| Acer |
16.03% |
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| Toshiba |
9.74% |
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| ASUS |
9.57% |
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| Samsung |
4.87% |
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| Lenovo |
4.34% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.13% |
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| Intel |
1.42% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.45% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
5.23% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.58% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.36% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.27% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.40% |
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