Should I remove PlurPush?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,886
United States Rank #13,133
Reach 0.0168%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.44 days
131.09 days >
Average installed length: 68.88 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2014.04.29.145352 |
1.51% |
|
| 2014.04.29.025345 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.28.234117 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.28.225343 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.28.185342 |
1.81% |
|
| 2014.04.28.133323 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.28.093322 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.28.013318 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.27.213317 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.27.173316 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.27.133315 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.27.053312 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.26.213312 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.26.173307 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.26.133307 |
1.21% |
|
| 2014.04.26.013300 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.25.173257 |
1.21% |
|
| 2014.04.25.133256 |
1.21% |
|
| 2014.04.25.093254 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.24.213250 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.24.173248 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.24.133250 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.24.093247 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.24.053246 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.23.094325 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.23.054324 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.23.014321 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.22.174317 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.22.142509 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.22.062505 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.22.022504 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.21.232827 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.21.222500 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.21.193818 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.21.153817 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.21.113816 |
1.51% |
|
| 2014.04.20.233811 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.20.193810 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.20.153808 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.20.113807 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.20.073805 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.20.033804 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.19.233802 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.19.193801 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.19.153759 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.19.113758 |
0.91% |
|
| 2014.04.18.235047 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.18.193753 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.18.153751 |
0.60% |
|
| 2014.04.18.113750 |
0.30% |
|
| 2014.04.18.073748 |
0.60% |
|
| 83 versions |
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PlurPush
What is PlurPush?
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
PlurPush provides quality website navigation and accelerates your browsing experience with helpful content and tools. PlurPush provides special offers and coupons, website ratings and reviews, multi-site searching, related search results, comparison shopping. Additional features may be auto-enabled after installing. C... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 2014.04.28.185342, with over 15% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named PlurPushBHO.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 4.05 MB (4,242,274 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PlurPush.
| PlurPushBHO.dll (88a78efa026f7958be670f898c9ae400) has been flagged by the following 16 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
0.1.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Comodo Security |
17878 |
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9494 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
3/4/2014 |
Adware/Agent |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Jiangmin |
KV140304 |
Adware/Agent.izz |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.176.11322 |
Unwanted-Program |
| K7GW |
13.176.11322 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.4224 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.03.04.06 |
PUP.Optional.PlurPush.A |
| McAfee |
5600.7202 |
Artemis!88A78EFA026F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7202 |
Artemis!88A78EFA026F |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA BE |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.63 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0228 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
27040 |
Adware.Agent |
| updatePlurPush.exe (7e51abfe2a94e0f31fa5b3a25cbb6459) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.02.04.03 |
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/MSIL.Agent |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-DX [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4257 |
Generic.42D |
| Avira |
7.11.206.252 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.D |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.FA3C |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
Downloader.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
20959 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11122 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/Agent |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.193.14857 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ) |
| K7GW |
9.193.14859 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.Agent.axe |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.0.65070 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dlfkdq |
| nProtect |
2015-02-04.01 |
Adware.BrowseFox.BO |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA DK |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Yontoo.C |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ajvl |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LU14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LU14 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
Downloader.MSIL.Agent |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
37248 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 52 all detections
PlurPush has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: PlurPush
URL: plurpush.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PlurPush
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PlurPush\PlurPushuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 4.05 MB
Files installed by PlurPush
| Program module: | PlurPushBHO.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | PlurPush |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PlurPush\PlurPushBHO.dll |
| MD5: | 88a78efa026f7958be670f898c9ae400 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) PlurPushbho.dll - PlurPush
-
7za.exe (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7-Zip Standalone Console)
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PlurPushUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updatePlurPush.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- PlurPushBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PlurPush' with the class of {82249076-d5c8-431d-982b-023779779587}.
Service
- updatePlurPush.exe runs as a service named 'Update PlurPush' (Update PlurPush).
How do I remove PlurPush?
You can uninstall PlurPush 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 PlurPush, 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 PlurPush.
- 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 PlurPush 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.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
|
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GLOBAL RANK
 #15,886
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.38% |
|
| Windows 10 |
35.65% |
|
| Windows XP |
5.74% |
|
| Windows Vista |
4.23% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.48% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
20.30% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.12% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.82% |
|
| Windows 8 |
9.09% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.45% |
|
Geography
59.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
59.68% |
| United Kingdom |
5.04% |
| Germany |
3.45% |
| Italy |
3.18% |
| Canada |
2.65% |
| MA |
2.65% |
| France |
2.39% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.59% |
| DZ |
1.59% |
| Australia |
1.06% |
| Egypt |
0.80% |
| Finland |
0.80% |
| Singapore |
0.80% |
| Spain |
0.80% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.83% |
|
| Dell |
20.17% |
|
| Acer |
13.45% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.08% |
|
| ASUS |
9.66% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.62% |
|
| Samsung |
4.20% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.78% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.68% |
|
| Intel |
0.84% |
|
| Gateway |
0.84% |
|
| Sahara |
0.84% |
|
Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.67% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.00% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.00% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.33% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.67% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.67% |
|
About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com