Should I remove Hola - Better Internet?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

59% remove it41% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0011%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 124.29 days

593.12 days >

Average installed length: 311.64 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.1.338	100.00%

Hola 1.1.338 - Better Internet

from Hola Networks Ltd.

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What is Hola - Better Internet?

How it works, from the website: "In order to accelerate your data traffic and to route your traffic through other IPs, Hola must act as a proxy for your data thus requiring various data permissions. Hola also needs to create an ID for your Android device which it does from the various hardware readings for which it also needs additional permissions. Hola handles your HTTP requests exactly like HTTP web proxies do according to the HTTP RFC standards, and in a similar way to how ISPs do it in the normal course of your browsing. That also covers 'Cache:' public/private HTTP headers and the correct handling of them."

About (from Hola Networks)

Install Hola on your PC, phone or tablet to make your Internet faster, to save data costs, and to be able to view sites that are otherwise censored. It works by sharing the idle resources of its users for the benefit of all. The more Hola users, the faster the Ineternet will be! Our ultimate goal is to make the Interne... Read more

Overview

Possible malware installed by this program
Automatically starts with Windows
Installs a Windows Service

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Hola - Better Internet.

hola.exe (2e9c76772b431d4ce47779740f393426) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Comodo Security	16703	UnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32	7.8645	probably unknown NewHeur_PE
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.221	TROJ_GEN.F47V0715

Program details

URL: hola.org

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\hola\app

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Hola\app\hola_setup.exe --remove-hola

Estimated size: 64.96 MB

Files installed by Hola 1.1.338 - Better Internet

Program executable:	hola.exe (Malware detected)
	Hola Connection Manager
Path:	C:\Program Files\hola\app\hola.exe
MD5:	2e9c76772b431d4ce47779740f393426

Additional files:

hola_setup.exe - Hola (Hola installer)
hola_svc.exe - Hola Service
hola_updater.exe
lsp_1.0.165.dll - lsp
lsp_1.0.166.dll
lsp_1.0.173.dll
lsp_1.0.174.dll
lsp_1.0.177.dll
lsp_1.0.179.dll
lsp_1.0.183.dll
lsp_1.0.187.dll
lsp_1.0.191.dll
lsp_1.0.199.dll
lsp_1.0.201.dll
lsp_1.0.221.dll
lsp_1.0.241.dll
lsp_1.0.260.dll
lsp_1.0.291.dll
lsp_1.0.306.dll
lsp_1.0.329.dll
lsp_1.0.349.dll
lsp_1.1.1.dll
lsp_1.1.112.dll
lsp_1.1.129.dll
lsp_1.1.153.dll
lsp_1.1.191.dll
lsp_1.1.214.dll
lsp_1.1.29.dll
lsp_1.1.338.dll
lsp_1.1.70.dll
lsp_1.1.77.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.165.dll - lsp_w32
lsp_w32_1.0.166.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.173.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.174.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.177.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.179.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.183.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.187.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.191.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.199.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.201.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.221.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.241.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.260.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.291.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.306.dll
lsp_w32_1.0.349.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.1.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.112.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.153.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.214.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.29.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.338.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.70.dll
lsp_w32_1.1.77.dll

Behaviors exhibited

2 Services

hola_updater.exe runs as a service named 'Hola Internet Acceleration Updater' (hola_updater) "Hola Internet Acceleration. Faster Internet, Anywhere!".
hola_svc.exe runs as a service named 'Hola Internet Acceleration Updater' (hola_updater) "Hola Internet Acceleration. Faster Internet, Anywhere!".

Startup File (All Users Run)

hola.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'hola' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hola\app\hola.exe --tray --autorun.

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

hola_svc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Hola\app\hola_svc.exe'.

How do I remove Hola - Better Internet?

You can uninstall Hola - Better Internet 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 Hola™ 1.1.338 - Better Internet, 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 Hola - Better Internet.
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) 67%

Win XP 5%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 59%

Keep it 41%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	71.43%
Windows 10	23.81%
Windows XP	4.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate	33.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium	28.57%
Windows 7 Professional	9.52%
Windows 8 Single Language	4.76%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ...	4.76%
Windows 8 Pro	4.76%

Geography

19.05% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	19.05%
Brazil	9.52%
TT	4.76%
Thailand	4.76%
Belgium	4.76%
Latvia	4.76%
Australia	4.76%
India	4.76%
Sweden	4.76%
Mexico	4.76%
AL	4.76%
Japan	4.76%
Israel	4.76%
Canada	4.76%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Acer	25.00%
GIGABYTE	18.75%
Dell	12.50%
Hewlett-Packard	12.50%
Toshiba	6.25%
MSI	6.25%
Medion	6.25%
Alienware	6.25%
ASUS	6.25%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	11.76%
TOSHIBA Satellite A100	5.88%
MSI MS-7808	5.88%
Micro-Star Co., Ltd. GT70...	5.88%
MEDIONPC MS-7616	5.88%
LG Electronics Z355-G.BG5...	5.88%

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