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Should I remove Living Beaches Full Screen Saver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
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VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

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Living Beaches Full Screen Saver

What is Living Beaches Full Screen Saver?

The software will use the InstallIQ download manager that will offer the user additional bundled software offers including toolbars.

About  (from Freeze.com)

This Screensaver download is made possible by InstallX, LLC. Freeze.com is distributing modified installers which differ from the originals. The modified installers are compliant with the original software manufacturer's policies and Terms of Service. InstallIQâ„¢ is an install manager that will manage the installation o...  Read more

Overview

Living Beaches Full Screen Saver is a program developed by Freeze.com. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 4 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows XP. While about 88% of users of Living Beaches Full Screen Saver come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Installs a Windows Service
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Living Beaches Full Screen Saver.
UNINSTAL.EXE (47592d728e8ceeca42c1bf39b29569bf) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
McAfee 5600.7278 Artemis!47592D728E8C
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7278 Artemis!47592D728E8C
Panda Antivirus 13.12.03.06 Generic Malware
Trend Micro 10.465.03 TROJ_Generic.ADV
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.337 TROJ_Generic.ADV
remove.exe (9b2ebddf8c07be026b4f2da817955616) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2011.07.16.00 Win-Adware/Freeze.256
Jiangmin 13.0.900 Backdoor/Wollf.ax

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Freeze.com, LLC
URL: www.freeze.com
Help link: support.freeze.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\screensaver.com\living beaches full
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files2\ScreenSaver.com\Living Beaches Full\UNINSTAL.EXE"

Program filesFiles installed by Living Beaches Full Screen Saver

  • UNINSTAL.EXE
  • (Malware detected) remove.exe
  • runss.exe
  • undata.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • undata.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • undata.exe runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • undata.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove Living Beaches Full Screen Saver?

You can uninstall Living Beaches Full Screen Saver 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 Living Beaches Full Screen Saver, 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 Living Beaches Full Screen Saver.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 33.33%
Windows XP 33.33%
Windows 7 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 33.33%
Windows 7 Professional 33.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.50%
  Belgium 12.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 66.67%
Dell 33.33%
Common models
HP-Pavilion KQ496AA-ABA a... 33.33%
HP-Pavilion GU508AA-B14 m... 33.33%
Dell Computer Dimension 2... 33.33%

About Freeze.com

Freeze.com aggrigates the traffic of multiple Web sites they own including Freeze.com, ScreenSaver.com, and Wallpapers.
Publisher URL: www.freeze.com

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