Should I remove Lampy Lighty?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #39,783
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.44 days
160.48 days >
Average installed length: 84.32 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.01.19.022334 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.17.192341 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.16.232336 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.14.052257 |
2.00% |
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| 2015.01.12.132251 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.11.022245 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.06.172237 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.03.132312 |
2.00% |
|
| 2015.01.02.122309 |
2.00% |
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| 2015.01.02.072311 |
2.00% |
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| 2015.01.02.022308 |
2.00% |
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| 2015.01.01.162312 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.12.27.152253 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.25.182246 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.24.122240 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.18.232220 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.18.182219 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.15.192104 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.14.172101 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.12.10.212110 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.10.162110 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.09.002113 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.05.161444 |
4.00% |
|
| 2014.12.05.061446 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.03.142201 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.12.02.232159 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.12.02.072201 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.12.01.112156 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.11.28.092150 |
2.00% |
|
| 2014.11.26.122139 |
4.00% |
|
| 2014.11.10.112143 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.11.09.152138 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.28.082654 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.27.222652 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.24.092640 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.24.042640 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.22.082403 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.21.115815 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.19.085853 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.16.195949 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.16.051858 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.15.135813 |
2.00% |
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| 2014.10.08.180025 |
12.00% |
|
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Lampy Lighty
What is Lampy Lighty?
Once installed, this ad-supported web browser extension will run within the context of the user's browser (supports Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and is primarily designed to inject advertisements in a number of formats within the web pages the user is visiting. Ad insertion takes place in the form of both full banner adverts as well as text-hyperlinks that are injected over existing HTML content. As for the banners, these are either inserted within existing white space in the rendered HTML or by overwriting the pages ads. In either case, these ads are not associated by the underlying website and are simply injected by the adware through an extension, BHO or plugin depending on the browser.
Overview
The most common release is 2014.10.08.180025, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named LampyLightybho.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 1.5 MB (1,575,904 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Lampy Lighty.
| LampyLightybho.dll (d3f7364055b7e857329a3647ce7aba2c) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Avira |
7.11.182.124 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO |
| Comodo Security |
19945 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.BPlug.167 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10647 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.03 |
PUP.Optional.LampyLighty.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
Artemis!D3F7364055B7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
Artemis |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.62995 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA LG |
| updateLampyLighty.exe (d3379a677b604dd06c6732d41abb0666) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.03.28.00 |
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-GT [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4315 |
Generic.2B2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.bH |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.EAB8 |
| Comodo Security |
21564 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.12.3050 |
Trojan.Yontoo.1734 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11389 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.202.15408 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| K7GW |
9.202.15408 |
Adware ( 700000121 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.LampyLighty.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-03-27.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BQ |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.708 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA JO |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAJ15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EAJ15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38840 |
Adware.BrowseFox |
View all 48 all detections
Lampy Lighty 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: Lampy Lighty
URL: lampylighty.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lampy Lighty
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Lampy Lighty\LampyLightyuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.5 MB
Files installed by Lampy Lighty
| Program module: | LampyLightybho.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Lampy Lighty |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Lampy Lighty\LampyLightybho.dll |
| MD5: | d3f7364055b7e857329a3647ce7aba2c |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) LampyLightybho.dll - Lampy Lighty
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7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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LampyLightyUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateLampyLighty.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- LampyLightybho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Lampy Lighty' with the class of {4b71a46a-05c6-4df1-84fe-26ce347bf5ce}.
Service
- updateLampyLighty.exe runs as a service named 'Update Lampy Lighty' (Update Lampy Lighty).
How do I remove Lampy Lighty?
You can uninstall Lampy Lighty 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 Lampy Lighty, 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 Lampy Lighty.
- 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 Lampy Lighty 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) 42%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.00% |
|
| Windows 10 |
40.00% |
|
| Windows XP |
4.00% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.00% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
4.00% |
|
Geography
16.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
16.07% |
| India |
8.93% |
| Sweden |
8.93% |
| Canada |
5.36% |
| Israel |
5.36% |
| MA |
5.36% |
| Philippines |
5.36% |
| DK |
5.36% |
| United Kingdom |
3.57% |
| Italy |
3.57% |
| Saudi Arabia |
3.57% |
| Belgium |
3.57% |
| Netherlands |
3.57% |
| Norway |
3.57% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.11% |
|
| Acer |
28.89% |
|
| Dell |
15.56% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.89% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.67% |
|
| ASUS |
2.22% |
|
| Samsung |
2.22% |
|
| Alienware |
2.22% |
|
| Sony |
2.22% |
|
Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.65% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.65% |
|
| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C55-A-1... |
2.33% |
|
| TOSHIBA PORTEGE Z930 |
2.33% |
|
| Packard Bell EasyNote LS4... |
2.33% |
|
| LENOVO 2958 |
2.33% |
|
About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com