Should I remove H-Quality-?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.35.3.9 |
20.00% |
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| 1.34.8.12 |
80.00% |
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H-Quality-1.6
from Airwaves Moves
What is H-Quality-?
H-Quality (AKA Plus HD/Freeven) is an Internet toolbar/plugin (for Internet Explorer it runs as a BHO, in Chrome and Firefox it will run as an extension) that plugs into the user's default web browser and will modify a number of settings such as taking control of the browser's search and home pages, new tab functionality as well as DNS 'not found' redirection. Additionally this potentially unwanted program will change some security settings of the browser that might also lower the overall security of the user's PC. This is done in order to allow the program to run uninterrupted. Should the user attempt to uninstall the software using the standard methods in Add/Remove Programs, only parts of this PUP will be uninstalled and some items such as the modified search and home pages may still point to an unwanted web page.
Overview
The most used version is 1.34.8.12, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is utils.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 61 files and is usually about 9.5 MB (9,963,552 bytes).
The program is built using the Crossrider framework, a cross browser monetization platform used to deploy a toolbar and extension for modern web browsers with monetization features including browser search and homepage redirection, contextual coupons and in-line text advertising. Crossrider extensions include background processes to monitor, update and automatically download new features/code without direct user interaction.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Built on the Crossrider toolbar platform and potentially unwanted
- May inject ads in the web browser
- 'Offers' to modify the browser's home and search pages by default
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in H-Quality-.
| b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-2.exe (3acdbf8a874608f9fc913d321267c7ec) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.10.23 |
Win-PUP/CrossRider |
| avast! |
2014.9-141120 |
Win32:Crossrider-AG [PUP] |
| AVG |
2015.0.3284 |
Generic |
| Avira |
7.11.180.188 |
Adware/CrossRider.gt |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21411 |
Win.Adware.Crossrider-41 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.Crossrider.31551 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10605 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-9ad4719b |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.184.13741 |
Unwanted-Program |
| K7GW |
13.185.13753 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004a9f351 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2915 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.10 |
PUP.Optional.HighQuality.A |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.62841 |
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.deksfj |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.141118 |
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Adwapper |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34164 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1964 |
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.1972 |
| 87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-11.exe (e98fbba5db7f8434edd2170e32b51348) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.08.18.00 |
PUP/Win32.CrossRider |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.9.4080 |
Trojan.Crossrider.28428 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10268 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 |
| G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.ct |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.HighQuality.A |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.61519 |
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.ddvjkh |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
32294 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-7.exe (b19247b5f3c0d6902a2e664a5c78ccb1) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
14.0.0.4040 |
Generic.22F |
| Avira |
7.11.177.102 |
Adware/CrossRider.gt |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Trojan.Crossrider.31542 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10536 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-9ad4719b!Eldorado |
| G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.N |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.183.13630 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004a9f351 ) |
| K7GW |
9.183.13630 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004a9f351 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper.au |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.HighQuality.A |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.62483 |
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.delegx |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.4.2 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
AppRider |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Adwapper |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
33768 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1948 |
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2215 |
| 87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-5.exe (4cfc21a158f5ca4672b52650cc153d5c) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.9.4080 |
Trojan.Crossrider.28508 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10268 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AH |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 |
| G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate.ct |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.HighQuality.A |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.61519 |
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.ddvrcq |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.11 |
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
32294 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| H-Quality-1.6-bho.dll (4ad4d620d0213c51a3ef1c332fdfca1b) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.09.09.00 |
PUP/Win32.BHO |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Avira |
7.11.171.66 |
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Crossrider (fs) |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
DLOADER.Trojan |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10383 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AF |
| G Data |
24 |
Win32.Adware.Crossrider.K |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.7.5.0 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CroRi |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper.au |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.HighQuality.A |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Chgt.E |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
AppRider |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Nsis.Adware.Adwapper.Pgnc |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
32924 |
Crossrider (fs) |
View all 84 all detections
H-Quality- 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: H-Quality-1.6
URL: crossrider.com/install/61762-plus-hd-v1-9c
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\h-quality-1.6
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\H-Quality-1.6\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1
Estimated size: 9.5 MB
Files installed by H-Quality-1.6
| Program executable: | utils.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\h-quality-1.6\utils.exe |
| MD5: | 5df647da1331717643e9f663f2f2b08d |
Additional files:
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173e8041-b486-48f3-a5a1-e515cf4cce24.exe - H-Quality-1.6 (H-Quality-1.6 exe)
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1ff664e1-7541-47b4-9a4d-e6ba3ca56f8a-11.exe
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1ff664e1-7541-47b4-9a4d-e6ba3ca56f8a-2.exe
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1ff664e1-7541-47b4-9a4d-e6ba3ca56f8a-4.exe
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1ff664e1-7541-47b4-9a4d-e6ba3ca56f8a-5.exe
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5c4bcb3e-99cc-4320-a36f-4ec7f0532ec6-11.exe
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5c4bcb3e-99cc-4320-a36f-4ec7f0532ec6-2.exe
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5c4bcb3e-99cc-4320-a36f-4ec7f0532ec6-4.exe
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5c4bcb3e-99cc-4320-a36f-4ec7f0532ec6-5.exe
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6edf5815-7c5d-4e04-892f-0752cf1df855.exe
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82dbd539-0875-4e73-87be-259f0ed5f1ff.exe
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(Malware detected) 87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-11.exe
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87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-2.exe
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87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-4.exe
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(Malware detected) 87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-5.exe
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87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-6.exe
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87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-64.exe
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87e03b04-7db7-414f-8d82-e6de8163b825-7.exe
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8f7323d6-eb3b-41da-9c1f-148abfa911a8.exe
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(Malware detected) b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-2.exe
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b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-4.exe
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b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-6.exe
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(Malware detected) b482ce7e-5d22-4c98-87b7-16947264c06c-7.exe
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ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-11.exe
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ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-2.exe
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ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-4.exe
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ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-5.exe
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c0bdd6a0-5061-45af-8184-8259033544aa.exe
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H-Quality-1.6-bg.exe
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(Malware detected) H-Quality-1.6-bho.dll - H-Quality-1.6 BHO
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H-Quality-1.6-bho64.dll
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H-Quality-1.6-codedownloader.exe
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Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
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SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Common.dll (by SuperSocket) - SuperSocket ClientEngine (SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Common for .Net 2.0)
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SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Core.dll (by SuperSocket) - SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Core for .NET 2.0
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SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Protocol.dll - SuperSocket.ClientEngine.Protocol for .NET 2.0
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WebSocket4Net.dll (by WebSocket4Net) - WebSocket4Net (WebSocket4Net for .NET 2.0)
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- H-Quality-1.6-bho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'H-Quality-1.6' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110611171162} (CrossriderApp0061762).
23 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- H-Quality-1.6-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-1.
- ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-5_user.
- ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-4.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named dd343c81-ccd2-4496-8ec2-537290e421fb.
- ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-11.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-3.
- ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ba9ac29d-b08e-426c-a5aa-9e6065626b83-2.
- 6edf5815-7c5d-4e04-892f-0752cf1df855.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 6edf5815-7c5d-4e04-892f-0752cf1df855.
Plus 17 more
How do I remove H-Quality-?
You can uninstall H-Quality- 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 H-Quality-1.6, 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 H-Quality-.
- 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 H-Quality-1.6 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.
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
50.00% of installs come from Canada
Which countries install it?
| Canada |
50.00% |
| United States |
50.00% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
40.00% |
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| Toshiba |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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| Dell |
20.00% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L655 |
20.00% |
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| HP G71 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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| Dell Latitude D630 |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 7750 |
20.00% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750Z |
20.00% |
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