Should I remove PlayBryte?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,957
United States Rank #4,113
Reach 0.0510%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 465.88 days
1400.03 days >
Average installed length: 735.61 days
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PlayBryte
from iBryte, Inc.
What is PlayBryte?
PlayBryte is a game portal that provides online flash-based games that inserts in-line advertisements into a user's web page through a web browser extension (BHO) in Internet Explorer named PlayBryte BHO. PlayBryte also may install a toolbar that will redirect web searches and in some case change the user's home page. This browser extension is a potentially unwanted program that is designed to show pop-ups and text-based ads displayed directly in the HTML for various websites.
It is detected as adware by a number of antivirus and anti-spyware software programs.
- Microsoft Security Essentials detects it as Adware:MSIL/PlayBryte.
About (from iBryte)
PlayBryte is a very popular gaming site that offers free flash games in exchange for agreement to download and install our software and receive advertising. PlayBryte advertisements are fully PlayBryte-branded for clear identification.
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PlayBryte.
| uninstall.exe (47b10bc2664778f8d0f700ca291e0e3a) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1122 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Adware.Generic |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.07 |
Trojan/Win32.Genome |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.123.202 |
Adware/PlayBryte.A.4 |
| avast! |
2014.9-140108 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVG |
2015.0.3600 |
Skodna.Generic |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1418 |
Trojan.Win32.Genome.AnF |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.40 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
1.14.12.00 |
Trojan.Genome.akase |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.08 |
Trojan.DownLoader7.41298 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.08.08 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9257 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.B |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
1/8/2014 |
Adware/Fam.NB |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-08-01_4 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| G Data |
14.1.22 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
Win32.AdWare |
| Jiangmin |
KV140108 |
Trojan/Genome.dpth |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.175.10750 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.175.10750 |
Adware ( 0048c20f1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4496 |
Trojan.Win32.Genome |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.08.08 |
Adware.iBryte |
| McAfee |
5600.7256 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!e |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7256 |
RDN/Generic PUP.z!e |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10201 |
Adware:MSIL/PlayBryte |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.24 |
Adware.Generic.355102 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57029 |
Trojan.Win32..behurh |
| nProtect |
14.01.06.03 |
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.474624.C |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.01.08.08 |
Trj/OCJ.C |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14106 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.13FF57A5!335501221 |
| Sophos |
4.96 |
Generic PUA GB |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.08 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BFR13 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.8 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BFR13 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
Trojan.Genome.ak |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
25158 |
iBryte (fs) |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Genome.474624.D |
View all 35 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: Playbryte
URL: www.playbryte.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Playbryte
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Playbryte\uninstall.exe" /u /UserID=0310f8af-f94a-4564-bc7c-3da90ab16284 /SourceID=volonet_playbryte_fa_v2 /ImplementationID=Playbry
Estimated size: 497 KB
Files installed by PlayBryte
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(Malware detected) uninstall.exe
How do I remove PlayBryte?
You can uninstall PlayBryte 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 PlayBryte, 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 PlayBryte.
- 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) 73%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #7,957
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.24% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.41% |
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| Windows XP |
4.77% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
62.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.01% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.51% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.60% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.00% |
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Geography
88.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
88.00% |
| United Kingdom |
3.47% |
| Canada |
3.16% |
| Brazil |
1.30% |
| Australia |
1.18% |
| Iran |
0.74% |
| India |
0.25% |
| Germany |
0.19% |
| Mexico |
0.12% |
| Japan |
0.12% |
| Philippines |
0.12% |
| PR |
0.12% |
| MK |
0.06% |
| MA |
0.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
38.21% |
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| Dell |
24.11% |
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| Acer |
12.65% |
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| Toshiba |
11.59% |
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| ASUS |
4.61% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.37% |
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| Samsung |
1.98% |
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| Lenovo |
1.84% |
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| Intel |
1.45% |
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| Gateway |
1.19% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.09% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.39% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.75% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
2.81% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
2.81% |
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