Should I remove MossySky?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 621.73 days
1567.20 days >
Average installed length: 823.44 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.25.0 |
12.50% |
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| 2.0.17.0 |
25.00% |
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| 1.0.16.0 |
62.50% |
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MossySky
What is MossySky?
MossySky is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) web browser plugin distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.
About (from Pinball)
The Software will display to you targeted Web sites and/or advertisements that are hosted by third parties ("Third Party Hosted Advertisements"). These Third Party Hosted Advertisements may place cookies on your hard drive and use the cookies to tailor delivery of content to you by profiling your use of a site or adver... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.16.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named MossySkySA.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.04 MB (1,086,950 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Known to include offers within the setup
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in MossySky.
| MossySkySA.exe (afb19d628fb42419cebcf05ca1ba4dc4) has been flagged by the following 27 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Adware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2012.09.21 |
Adware/Win32.Hotbar |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.43.202 |
SPR/Tool.784384.1 |
| avast! |
2014.9-130707 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3491 |
Skodna.Generic_r |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.940 |
Application.Generic.386543 |
| Comodo Security |
13606 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0188 |
Adware.Zango.15 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.07.07.08 |
AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato!IK |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.7501 |
probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
7/7/2013 |
Riskware/180Solutions |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.6.5.141 |
W32/180Solutions.D.gen |
| F-Secure |
11.2013-07-07_1 |
Application.Generic.386543 |
| G Data |
13.7.22 |
Application.Generic.386543 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.1.122.0 |
AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato |
| Jiangmin |
KV130707 |
Adware/HotBar.fj |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.152.7628 |
Adware |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3391 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar |
| McAfee |
5600.7129 |
Artemis!AFB19D628FB4 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7129 |
Artemis!AFB19D628FB4 |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.163.1557.0 |
Adware:Win32/Hotbar |
| Panda Antivirus |
13.07.07.08 |
Trj/OCJ.A |
| PC Tools |
2013 |
Adware.Clickpotato!rem |
| Symantec |
7/7/2013 rev. 1 |
Adware.Clickpotato |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.07 |
TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.188 |
TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
13156 |
Zango.CommonElements |
View all 27 all detections
MossySky has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pinball Corporation.
URL: www.mossysky.com
Help link: www.mossysky.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\mossysky\bin\1.0.16.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\MossySky\bin\1.0.16.0\MossySkyUninstaller.exe" Web
Estimated size: 1.04 MB
Files installed by MossySky
| Program executable: | MossySkySA.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\mossysky\bin\1.0.16.0\MossySkySA.exe |
| MD5: | afb19d628fb42419cebcf05ca1ba4dc4 |
Additional files:
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MossySkySACB.exe
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(Malware detected) MossySkySA.exe
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MossySkySAHook.dll
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MossySkyUninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- MossySkySA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- MossySkySA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'MossySkySA' which loads as "C:\Program Files\MossySky\bin\1.0.16.0\MossySkySA.exe".
How do I remove MossySky?
You can uninstall MossySky 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 MossySky, 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 MossySky.
- 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) 88%
Win Vista (SP2) 13%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
87.50% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
87.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.50% |
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Geography
95.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
95.83% |
| United Kingdom |
4.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
62.50% |
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| Toshiba |
25.00% |
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| Sony |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
25.00% |
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| Sony VGN-FZ140E |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
12.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
12.50% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
12.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 610-1015x... |
12.50% |
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About (from Pinball Corporation)
Pinball Corporation delivers online content and monetization solutions for small to mid-sized web publishers, and keyword-based online advertising solutions for direct-response and ecommerce marketers.
Publisher URL: www.pinballcorp.com