Should I remove LookThisUp?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,003
United States Rank #12,515
Reach 0.0110%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.52 days
162.76 days >
Average installed length: 85.52 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.2 |
77.78% |
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| 1.0 |
22.22% |
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Rankings
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LookThisUp
from Sea Bug, LLC
What is LookThisUp?
LookThisUp is an adware Internet extension that will inject advertisements to the browser on web pages that are not affiliated with the ads or the extension. Ads will be places as new ads that would not normally appear. LookThisUp is not related to or endorsed by the underlying websites.
In addition to advertisements place on the pages visits, LookThisUp will track and report back any keywords the user searches with, URLs visited and domains access including ads shown as well as ads clicked on.
Also, the software will modify the security settings of the browser, in particular Internet Explorer by turning off IE's Load Time Alert feature and shutting off Internet Explorer Accelerators. In Firefox, LookThisUp loads a lock file that prevents other software from changing settings stopping LookThisUp from running. LookThisUp will disable Content Security Policy (CSP) in FireFox and Chrome which is a layer of security that helps detect and mitigate certain types of attacks, effectually lowering your computers security.
Internet Explorer 10. Internet Explorer 10 supports two versions: Metro and desktop versions. Metro version does not support browser extensions so LookThisUp will set the desktop version for Internet Explorer as the default browsing experience.
About (from Sea Bug)
Use of the Services requires you to download the Extension and/or other software. LookThisUp is ad-supported. During general Internet usage on sites where LookThisUp operates, users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements. The type of ad is dependent on the content of the p... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in LookThisUp.
| LookThisUp.exe (1faec39e12f32c1d2a6d014ddfb98cd4) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
Generic |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10527 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.H |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.01 |
PUP.Optional.LookThisUp.A |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0908 |
LookThisUp 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: LookThisUp
URL: lookthisup.net
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\lookthisup
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\LookThisUp\LookThisUpUninstall.exe -uninstall
Estimated size: 2.1 MB
Files installed by LookThisUp
| Program executable: | LookThisUp.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | LookThisUp |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\lookthisup\LookThisUp.exe |
| MD5: | 1faec39e12f32c1d2a6d014ddfb98cd4 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) LookThisUp.exe - LookThisUp
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LookThisUpUninstall.exe - ProxyInstaller
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- LookThisUp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'LookThisUp' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\LookThisUp\LookThisUp.exe".
How do I remove LookThisUp?
You can uninstall LookThisUp 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 LookThisUp, 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 LookThisUp.
- 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) 59%
Win Vista 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.57% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.63% |
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| Windows XP |
3.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.58% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
19.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.77% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.58% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.58% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.72% |
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Geography
76.80% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
76.80% |
| Germany |
16.93% |
| France |
5.64% |
| Mexico |
0.31% |
| PF |
0.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.88% |
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| Dell |
24.85% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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| Toshiba |
9.09% |
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| ASUS |
5.45% |
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| Medion |
5.45% |
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| Lenovo |
1.82% |
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| Apple |
1.21% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.21% |
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| Intel |
1.21% |
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| Samsung |
1.21% |
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| Gateway |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK K55A |
3.13% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.13% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Hp Pavili... |
3.13% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.34% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.34% |
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| HP Pavilion TS Sleekbook ... |
2.34% |
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