Should I remove OptOnn?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

79% remove it21% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Poor

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.0.0.1608	100.00%

OptOnn

by OptOn

Remove OptOnn

What is OptOnn?

This adware is a variant of the CMI (ConvertAd) family of malware ad-injectors which is typically bundled with third-party applications in unwanted software bundles will hijack the user's browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and display unwanted ads. When running, the process will monitor and capture internet traffic and insert advertisements over existing ads or by placing new ads in white space. In either case, these ads are low in quality and even dangerous in many cases as they might be infected with malware javascript (malvertising). In addition to displaying these unwanted ads, the software runs as startup in the local application data via a registry run key and sends commands to the controlling server to request new ads based on the context of what the user is doing. This action will also report back to the server what domains the user visits, what URLs they enter as well as in some cases might send back cookies. If the sites visited are not SSL encrypted passwords and usernames might be sent to the server compromising the privacy and security of the user.

Overview

The primary executable is named qA5Yx9IW480Yrxk.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 3.69 MB (3,866,946 bytes) when donwloaded.

Displays unwanted advertisements
Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!

Program details

URL: optonthing.info

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\optonn

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\OptOnn\qA5Yx9IW480Yrxk.exe" !C:1 /s /n /C:"ExecuteCommands;UninstallCommands"

Estimated size: 3.69 MB

Files installed by OptOnn

Program executable:	qA5Yx9IW480Yrxk.exe
Path:	C:\ProgramData\optonn\qA5Yx9IW480Yrxk.exe
MD5:	c671cd762aa265e45067aa97d78681d7

How do I remove OptOnn?

You can uninstall OptOnn 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 OptOnn, 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 OptOnn.
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.