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Should I remove Funmoods on IE and Chrome?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,558
United States Rank #9,921
Reach 0.0458%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 40.73 days
1201.46 days >
Average installed length: 631.28 days

Funmoods on IE and Chrome

What is Funmoods on IE and Chrome?

FunMoods toolbar gives no or little satisfaction to its users, but a profound desire to get rid of FunMoods browser extension is in place. The toolbar is but a part of the problem as occasional but inevitable redirects in the course of browser search leading to the toolbar related website burden users even more. Installs a Mindspark toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to remote servers so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.

"Funmoods may change your new tab page on any of your browsers to add the Funmoods new tab application or page. The new tab application or page uses some of your original preferences and access your last visited pages, bookmarks, most viewed pages and installed browser apps. Please note that none of this information is retained by Funmoods on its servers."

About  (from Volonet Ltd)

Funmoods is a free add-on for social networks Chat that gives you a huge collection of smileys, winks, text effects and more! Get funmoods smileys for social networks and start sending amazing, fun messages to all of your friends! Like the default smileys for any social network, funmoods emoticons represent human emoti...  Read more
Overview
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Funmoods on IE and Chrome.
funmoodssrv.exe (ffba0384096f7a6c2189009b3c54c8db) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0164 Adware.Funmoods.1
ESET-NOD32 8.9257 Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes v2013.06.13.06 PUP.FunMoods
Sophos 4.96 Funmoods Toolbar
funmoodsApp.dll (fd151f1600577e04033474a2f8ca667f) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Dr.Web Adware.Funmoods.1
Jiangmin 16.0.100 Win32/Virut.bn
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.FunMoods
Sophos 4.91.0 Funmoods Toolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.RCBOHDG
funmoodsTlbr.dll (7f8be790b6614f46adeafd59761abbeb) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Dr.Web Adware.Funmoods.1
eSafe 7.0.17.0 Win32.Trojan
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.FunMoods
Sophos 4.90.0 Funmoods Toolbar
uninstall.exe (98228e12b8f2d3edbb8d3fd1eb79510f) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Dr.Web Adware.Funmoods.2
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.FunMoods
Sophos 4.96.0 Funmoods Toolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AIL13
funmoodsEng.dll (d5e0f923b3ee640efd6a58ec0c70cbdc) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Dr.Web Adware.Funmoods.1
ESET-NOD32 9257 Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.FunMoods
Sophos 4.96.0 Funmoods Toolbar
escortShld.dll (c9203382e3e7b20cb23fc4de70ce7ad5) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ByteHero BDV 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i
Dr.Web 7.0.0.11250 Adware.Funmoods.1
       View all 23 all detections

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.funmoods.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\funmoods\funmoods\1.5.11.16
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Funmoods\funmoods\1.5.11.16\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.86 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Funmoods on IE and Chrome

Program executable:funmoodssrv.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Funmoods
Path:C:\Program Files\funmoods\funmoods\1.5.11.16\funmoodssrv.exe
MD5:ffba0384096f7a6c2189009b3c54c8db
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) funmoodsApp.dll (by Funmoods) - Funmoods
  • (Malware detected) funmoodsEng.dll (by Funmoods)
  • (Malware detected) funmoodsTlbr.dll
  • (Malware detected) uninstall.exe
  • (Malware detected) escortShld.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • funmoodsTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Funmoods Toolbar' with the class of {A4C272EC-ED9E-4ACE-A6F2-9558C7F29EF3}.

How do I remove Funmoods on IE and Chrome?

You can uninstall Funmoods on IE and Chrome 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 Funmoods on IE and Chrome, 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 Funmoods on IE and Chrome.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Funmoods on IE and Chrome you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,558

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 77.94%
Windows XP 9.42%
Windows Vista 9.09%
Windows 10 3.55%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.28%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.60%
Windows 7 Professional 9.92%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.25%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.02%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.18%
  Germany 8.96%
  United Kingdom 5.05%
  Italy 4.48%
  Japan 3.72%
  Spain 3.34%
  Iran 2.67%
  Canada 2.10%
  France 2.10%
  Czech Republic 2.00%
  Mexico 2.00%
  Taiwan 1.72%
  Brazil 1.62%
  Belgium 1.33%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.44%
Dell 21.22%
Acer 16.19%
ASUS 9.89%
Toshiba 8.81%
GIGABYTE 7.01%
Samsung 2.34%
American Megatrends 1.62%
Intel 1.44%
Lenovo 1.44%
Sahara 1.44%
Medion 1.08%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.88%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.88%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.92%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 2.61%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.29%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.29%

About (from Volonet Ltd)

Volonet develops, designs, and markets highly engaging software that adds rich content to social networks communication channels, and is enjoyed by millions of daily active users.
Publisher URL: www.volo-net.com

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