Should I remove Play Now Radio?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,935
United States Rank #31,389
Reach 0.0187%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.78 days
317.92 days >
Average installed length: 167.04 days
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Play Now Radio
from Montiera Technologies Ltd.
What is Play Now Radio?
This potentially unwanted ad-supported program will bundled a number of adware applications on install including:
Criteo
DealPly
Revenue hits
Matomy
Jolly wallet
Ac plus
50OnRed
Superfish
Offersbar
Thinkthank
About (from Montiera Technologies)
100% Free and Legal HD radio music streamer. Enjoy Millions of Songs. Thousands of Artists. Just type in an artist - and your first station starts playing right away. Discover new music you're likely to like.
Overview
Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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). In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The main program executable is playnowradio.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 560.12 KB (573,559 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Known to include offers within the setup
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Play Now Radio.
playsetup.exe (0300d76480202c34aa17bcdbef15a205) has been flagged by the following 30 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
662 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
AVG |
2016.0.3140 |
Paybyads |
Avira |
7.11.203.160 |
Adware/Montiera.447336 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Montiera (fs) |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Hacktool.Win32.Montiera.b |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
CAT-QuickHeal |
4.15.14.00 |
Downloader.Montiera.r5 (Not a Virus) |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.07 |
Adware.PayByAds |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11048 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.R |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Riskware/Montiera |
F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
G Data |
15.4.24 |
Adware.PayByAds |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.6.0 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.191.14703 |
Unwanted-Program |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2196 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.07 |
PUP.Optional.PlayNowRadio.A |
McAfee |
5600.6796 |
Artemis!0300D7648020 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6796 |
BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.gh |
MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
nProtect |
15.01.19.01 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.07 |
Trj/CI.A |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
Sophos |
4.98 |
PayByAds |
Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EAA15 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EAA15 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
36840 |
Montiera (fs) |
Zillya |
2.0.0.2041 |
Downloader.Montiera.Win32.34 |
playnowradio.exe (2d7f53e5391d8c48343121937abfa439) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.Montiera |
AVG |
15.0.0.4253 |
Paybyads.893 |
Avira |
7.11.196.218 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Montiera (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Hacktool.Win32.Montiera.aaqb |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Comodo Security |
20417 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.PayByAds.A (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10905 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.Q |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/Montiera |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
G Data |
24 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera.b |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.PlayNowRadio.A |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
nProtect |
2014-12-19.01 |
Adware.PayByAds.A |
Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Trj/CI.A |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Downloader.42e |
Sophos |
4.98.0 |
PayByAds |
VIPRE Antivirus |
35900 |
Montiera (fs) |
View all 52 all detections
Play Now Radio 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: playnowradio
URL: www.playnowradio.com
Help link: cdn.montiera.com/apps/playnowradio/info/privacy.html
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\playnowradio\playnowradio\1.3.2.3
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\playnowradio\playnowradio\1.3.2.3\playnowradio.exe /uninstl
Estimated size: 560.12 KB
Files installed by Play Now Radio
Program executable: | playnowradio.exe |
Name: | Play now radio |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\playnowradio\playnowradio\1.3.2.3\playnowradio.exe |
MD5: | ce352a3069d669b2da90aeac5ef82cd6 |
Additional files:
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chrmXtn.dll
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ffxtn.dll
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chromext.dll
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firefoxt.dll
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gimhokpg.dll
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instl.js
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J6l1agin.dll
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mfencogi.dll
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playnowradio.crx
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(Malware detected) playsetup.exe (by Pay By Ads LTD)
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QKdlm3bd.dll
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res.dll (by Pay By Ads LTD)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- playsetup.exe is scheduled as a task named '$crrUnisntlDsply$ Updater' (Next runs on 10/06/2017 at 14:45).
- playnowradio.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Play Now Radio' (Next runs on 24/12/2014 at 13:45).
Startup File (User Run)
- playnowradio.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Play Now Radio' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\playnowradio\playnowradio\1.3.15.8\playnowradio.exe.
How do I remove Play Now Radio?
You can uninstall Play Now Radio 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 Play Now Radio, 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 Play Now Radio.
- 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 Play Now Radio you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win XP 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 73%
Keep it 27%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
51.22% |
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Windows 10 |
43.36% |
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Windows Vista |
4.07% |
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Windows XP |
1.36% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.90% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.85% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.32% |
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Windows 8 |
10.87% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.34% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.08% |
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Geography
12.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
12.62% |
Italy |
9.46% |
United Kingdom |
6.31% |
India |
5.36% |
France |
4.73% |
Australia |
4.42% |
Netherlands |
4.42% |
Canada |
3.79% |
Israel |
3.47% |
Belgium |
3.15% |
Brazil |
2.84% |
Spain |
2.84% |
Germany |
2.21% |
Ireland |
2.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
31.42% |
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Acer |
19.54% |
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Dell |
16.86% |
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ASUS |
11.11% |
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Toshiba |
6.90% |
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Lenovo |
5.36% |
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Samsung |
5.36% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.92% |
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Intel |
1.53% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.84% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.55% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.25% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.60% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.60% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
1.95% |
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