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Should I remove Pagealicious?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #40,104
United States Rank #35,102
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.96 days
529.78 days >
Average installed length: 278.36 days

Pagealicious

What is Pagealicious?

This is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software acts as an adware type application and is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.

About  (from the publisher)

Pagealicious is a facebook plugin that allow you to create the unique profile page you want to have. Tired of the boring old facebook blue and white and want a little more spice of life in your on your page?

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is Pagealicious.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 3.02 MB (3,169,691 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Pagealicious.
Applon_ie.dll (df115effb3c29c00001c1d08ebd6ad55) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Symantec 11/24/2013 rev. 1 WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.112 TROJ_GEN.F47V1027

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Pagealicious
URL: pagealicious.blogspot.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pagealicious
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Pagealicious\uninst000.exe
Estimated size: 3.02 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Pagealicious

Program executable:Pagealicious.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\pagealicious\Pagealicious.exe
MD5:bc6daf58a22f4ec6b4352c477ae3ca20
Additional files:
  • Pagealicious.dll
  • Pluginstall.exe
  • uninst000.exe
  • (Malware detected) Applon_ie.dll (by Applon) - Applon (Applon Support and Deiscount)
  • Pagealicious.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • updInst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • Applon_ie.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Applon' with the class of {1B4D240E-8BDE-4C8D-8B93-C74D2F8A8284}.
  • Pagealicious.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Pagealicious' with the class of {60C07B56-542E-4054-A503-4E9E08DF2F84}.
Internet Explorer Extension
  • Applon_ie.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'Applon' with a class of {1B4D240E-8BDE-4C8D-8B93-C74D2F8A8284}.

How do I remove Pagealicious?

You can uninstall Pagealicious 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 Pagealicious, 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 Pagealicious.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Pagealicious you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#40,104

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.00%
Windows 10 22.00%
Windows XP 6.00%
Windows Vista 6.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.94%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows 8.1 8.16%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.12%
Windows 8 6.12%
Windows 7 Professional 4.08%

Distribution by countryGeography

52.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 52.46%
  Canada 13.11%
  Germany 8.20%
  India 6.56%
  Australia 4.92%
  New Zealand 3.28%
  Belgium 1.64%
  France 1.64%
  Iran 1.64%
  Poland 1.64%
  PR 1.64%
  Portugal 1.64%
  Romania 1.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 23.40%
Dell 21.28%
Hewlett-Packard 21.28%
ASUS 8.51%
Sony 6.38%
Samsung 4.26%
Toshiba 2.13%
GIGABYTE 2.13%
Medion 2.13%
Lenovo 2.13%
Intel 2.13%
Alienware 2.13%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 5520 4.55%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.55%
XFX MI-9300-7AS9 2.27%
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 2.27%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.27%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1214 2.27%

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