Should I remove InfoAtoms?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,657
United States Rank #3,988
Reach 0.0450%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 32.49 days
958.58 days >
Average installed length: 503.66 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.6.0.1 |
35.06% |
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1.6.0.0 |
19.62% |
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1.4.0.0 |
32.92% |
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1.3.0.0 |
2.37% |
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1.2.1.0 |
6.99% |
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1.2.0.0 |
1.01% |
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1.1.0.0 |
1.13% |
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1.0.16.0 |
0.11% |
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1.0.13.0 |
0.11% |
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1.0.12.0 |
0.34% |
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1.0.11.0 |
0.23% |
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1.0.10.0 |
0.11% |
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InfoAtoms
from InfoAtoms, Inc.
What is InfoAtoms?
InfoAtoms is and adware web browser plugin designed to provide users with information regarding specific words and expressions that they highlight with the mouse cursor. The interface of InfoAtoms consists of three tabs: Research, Translate, and Thesaurus. It works by installing a web browser extension, for IE the extension is a Browser Helper Object, that allows you to contextually highlight text in your web browser to perform an action via a popup.
The program will automatically modify various settings in the user's web browser upon installation, these include:
- Disables Internet Explorer Load Time Alert.
- Disables Internet Explorer Accelerators.
- In Firefox it loads a lock file that prevents removal of InfoAtoms.
- Disables the Content Security Policy (CSP) in Chrome and Firefox (Warning, this will lessen the security of the browser and PC in general).
About (from InfoAtoms)
InfoAtoms is a FREE Browser plugin that enables you to rapidly learn more about anything that sparks your interest online. Less tabs, more fun faster. So go out there, be curious and explore! Your double-click finger just huffed a sigh of relief. With InfoAtoms you'll spend less time clicking and navigating tabs and ... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in InfoAtoms.
InfoAtomsClientIE.dll (50580a655fdb48b48eeb4c141b7a4df7) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.06.29.03 |
Adware.Win32.InfoAtoms.AMN |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
AdWare.Win32.InfoAtoms |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.163.1557.0 |
Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.180 |
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1J3 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
17172 |
InfoAtoms (fs) |
InfoAtoms 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: InfoAtoms
URL: www.infoatoms.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\InfoAtoms\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InfoAtoms\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 598.87 KB
Files installed by InfoAtoms
Program module: | InfoAtomsClientIE.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | InfoAtoms |
Signed by: | InfoAtoms Inc. |
Path: | C:\Program Files\infoatoms\IE32\InfoAtomsClientIE.dll |
MD5: | 50580a655fdb48b48eeb4c141b7a4df7 |
| InfoAtoms is designed to provide users with information regarding specific words and expressions that they highlight with the mouse cursor. The interface of InfoAtoms consists of three tabs: Research, Translate, and Thesaurus. InfoAtoms... |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - InfoAtoms (InfoAtoms Installer)
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(Malware detected) InfoAtomsClientIE.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- InfoAtomsClientIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'InfoAtoms' with the class of {103089DA-0F31-4A8B-843F-7D24A7FE8345}.
How do I remove InfoAtoms?
You can uninstall InfoAtoms 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 InfoAtoms, 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 InfoAtoms.
- 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 InfoAtoms 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) 71%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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GLOBAL RANK
#8,657
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
74.38% |
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Windows 10 |
10.38% |
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Windows Vista |
10.16% |
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Windows XP |
5.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
57.61% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.32% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.30% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.91% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.89% |
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Windows 8 |
4.55% |
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Geography
98.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
98.15% |
Iran |
0.33% |
United Kingdom |
0.20% |
Germany |
0.13% |
Japan |
0.13% |
Vietnam |
0.13% |
BO |
0.07% |
Hong Kong |
0.07% |
Korea |
0.07% |
UG |
0.07% |
Czech Republic |
0.07% |
PR |
0.07% |
Austria |
0.07% |
Philippines |
0.07% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.13% |
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Dell |
24.70% |
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Acer |
12.96% |
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Toshiba |
9.60% |
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ASUS |
7.32% |
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Lenovo |
2.59% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.44% |
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Gateway |
1.83% |
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Samsung |
1.37% |
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Intel |
1.07% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.86% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.71% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.43% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.86% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.86% |
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ASUSTeK K53E |
2.86% |
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