Should I remove Popcornew?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #36,068
Reach 0.0032%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 34.96 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
7.7.0.0 |
3.17% |
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7.5.0.0 |
4.76% |
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7.3.0.0 |
26.98% |
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7.1.0.0 |
47.62% |
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5.2.0.0 |
17.46% |
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Rankings
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Popcornew
from Popcornew OU
What is Popcornew?
Popcornew is supported by various types of advertising. Once installed, this ad-supported web browser extension will run within the context of the user's browser (supports Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and is primarily designed to inject advertisements in a number of formats within the web pages the user is visiting. Ad insertion takes place in the form of both full banner adverts as well as text-hyperlinks that are injected over existing HTML content. As for the banners, these are either inserted within existing white space in the rendered HTML or by overwriting the pages ads. In either case, these ads are not associated by the underlying website and are simply injected by the adware through an extension, BHO or plugin depending on the browser.
From the Terms: "Popcornew runs a plug-in using Firefox and Internet Explorer, which will detect in real time and anonymously what kind of topics you are interested in when browsing the Internet. Based on your browsing interests, Popcornew will then deliver the most relevant content for you, such as articles, videos and offers."
About (from Popcornew OU)
The Popcornew application displays offers for your favourite products. It will show you small alerts for each available offer. And you will also have access to the Box for more bargains and discounts.
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Runs in the Firefox, Chrome and Firefox web browsers
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Popcornew.
popcornew.exe (20c5b85bbdc60d0e0bfa48db038d3026) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
avast! |
2014.9-141120 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10727 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Boxore.B |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.03 |
PUP.Optional.Popcornew.A |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114 |
adrotate32.dll (4a166b1032f28a003472ca8e46bec4cb) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 |
ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:GenMaliciousA-LPC [Adw] |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 (B) |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator |
G Data |
25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.8.9.0 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
Adware/Agent.alvr |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.Popcornew.A |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AdRotator.1 |
Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R01TH09CV15 |
View all 17 all detections
Program details
URL: popcornew.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\popcornew\popcornew\crx\icons
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{662A5536-9D75-49B3-B36E-41FB6DB5A3CC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 5.45 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Popcornew
Program executable: | popcornew.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Popcornew |
Path: | C:\Program Files\popcornew\popcornew\popcornew.exe |
MD5: | 20c5b85bbdc60d0e0bfa48db038d3026 |
Additional files:
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popcornew.xpi
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(Malware detected) adrotate32.dll - AdRotate (Popcornew BHO)
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adrotateengine.exe - AdRotate Engine
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popcornew.crx
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- adrotate32.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Boxore' with the class of {EFA7A511-B491-4312-BB35-4586B99E45ED}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- popcornew.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Popcornew' which loads as C:\Program Files\Popcornew\Popcornew\popcornew.exe.
How do I remove Popcornew?
You can uninstall Popcornew 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 Popcornew, 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 Popcornew.
- 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 Popcornew 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 10 60%
Win XP 2%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
60.32% |
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Windows 7 |
34.92% |
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Windows Vista |
3.17% |
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Windows XP |
1.59% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
40.32% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.58% |
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Windows 8 |
8.06% |
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Windows 8.1 Connected |
8.06% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.84% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
4.84% |
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Geography
88.89% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
United Kingdom |
88.89% |
United States |
7.94% |
France |
1.59% |
OM |
1.59% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
34.62% |
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Lenovo |
15.38% |
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Acer |
15.38% |
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Toshiba |
9.62% |
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Dell |
7.69% |
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Sony |
7.69% |
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ASUS |
5.77% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.92% |
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Intel |
1.92% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
6.78% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.08% |
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HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.39% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE C50-A-1... |
3.39% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE L50-B |
3.39% |
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Dell Inspiron 5423 |
1.69% |
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