Should I remove Foxtab?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,795
United States Rank #14,653
Reach 0.0638%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.24 days
597.06 days >
Average installed length: 313.71 days
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Foxtab
What is Foxtab?
FoxTab is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The extension/toolbar will modify the browser's search and home pages as well as various other features such as 404 errors and DNS redirection, etc as well as may change some browser settings that might cause lessen its security levels. This is a potentially unwanted program and may interfere with the functions of some of the browser's normal features and web search behaviors. In many cases in addition to modify the search provider and default home pages, the toolbar will push additional advertisements to the browser.
As part of the installation process the publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
- The homepage of your Internet Browser
- The default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box
- The page displayed when opening a new tab
About (from FoxTab)
FoxTab Toolbar is a free toolbar add-on for IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera browsers. A speed dial for your new tab, allowing you to access your favorite sites faster, and improving your overall search and browsing experience. 1-click access to search results, most popular web sites and web services directly from our Fox... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- 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 Foxtab.
| FoxTabUpdater.exe (47d043bea28033e9c5db66c9c54b4be5) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| avast! |
2014.9-140530 |
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9816 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.M |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.177.12109 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.177.12109 |
Trojan ( 004941751 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.7115 |
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cbz |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7115 |
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cbz |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.05.30.07 |
PUP/MultiToolbar.A |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA JJ |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.150 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH06E514 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
29340 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| UpdateTask.exe (3ed3a52cab8a1f1f308399389b3b7222) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.DealPly.O |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9466 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.O |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0215 |
View all 15 all detections
Program details
URL: www.foxtab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foxtab\1.8.12.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Foxtab\1.8.12.0\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 854.91 KB
Files installed by Foxtab
| Program executable: | FoxTabUpdater.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\foxtab\1.8.12.0\FoxTabUpdater.exe |
| MD5: | e2e30f37989608793fcd2f44182511ae |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe (by Setup ©) - FoxtabNTB (Setup)
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(Malware detected) UpdateTask.exe
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(Malware detected) FoxTabUpdater.exe
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Sqlite3.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- FoxTabUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'FoxTab' (runs daily at 11:08 a.m.).
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'FoxTab' (runs daily at 9:15 PM).
How do I remove Foxtab?
You can uninstall Foxtab 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 Foxtab, 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 Foxtab.
- 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) 56%
Win Server 2003 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #6,795
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.94% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.89% |
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| Windows XP |
9.05% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.05% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.12% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.32% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.28% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.84% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.88% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.28% |
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Geography
17.00% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
17.00% |
| United States |
14.84% |
| India |
10.67% |
| Poland |
6.42% |
| Netherlands |
6.17% |
| Italy |
5.77% |
| Australia |
4.17% |
| Belgium |
3.05% |
| Brazil |
2.73% |
| Mexico |
2.49% |
| France |
2.17% |
| United Kingdom |
2.17% |
| Indonesia |
1.76% |
| Finland |
1.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.32% |
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| Acer |
21.21% |
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| Dell |
15.68% |
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| ASUS |
11.20% |
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| Samsung |
7.11% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.40% |
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| Toshiba |
4.48% |
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| Medion |
4.08% |
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| Intel |
3.03% |
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| Lenovo |
2.77% |
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| Sahara |
0.92% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.79% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.26% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.91% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.81% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.46% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.11% |
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| ASUSTeK K55VD |
2.11% |
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Publisher URL: www.foxtab.com