Should I remove Rocket?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,754
United States Rank #7,976
Reach 0.0325%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.95 days
293.43 days >
Average installed length: 154.17 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 31.0.1650.23 |
100.00% |
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Rocket
from Fast Browsers
What is Rocket?
Roket from Fast Browsers is an advertisement support web browser based on the Chromium open source project (Chrome) that displays web browser ads and search based monetization.
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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). The primary executable is named rocket.exe. The setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 240.85 MB (252,552,751 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Rocket.
| rocket.exe (5c79af8aaf163689a9da8be99a35f5c7) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
912 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1090 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.08.06.09 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-06-08_4 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| G Data |
14.8.24 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.654 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| nProtect |
14.07.31.01 |
Trojan.Generic.11430849 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.218 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0623 |
Rocket 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: Rocket
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Rocket\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Rocket\Application\31.0.1650.23\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall
Estimated size: 240.85 MB
Files installed by Rocket
| Program executable: | rocket.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Rocket |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\rocket\application\rocket.exe |
| MD5: | 5c79af8aaf163689a9da8be99a35f5c7 |
Additional files:
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chrome.exe - Rocket
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chrome_frame_helper.dll - Google Chrome Frame (Chrome Frame renders the Web of the future in the browsers of the past. It's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan.)
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chrome_frame_helper.exe
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chrome_launcher.exe
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npchrome_frame.dll
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chrome.dll
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chrome_child.dll
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delegate_execute.exe
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metro_driver.dll
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nacl64.exe
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am.dll
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ar.dll
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bg.dll
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bn.dll
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ca.dll
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cs.dll
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d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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da.dll
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de.dll
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el.dll
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en-GB.dll
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en-US.dll
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es.dll
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es-419.dll
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et.dll
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fa.dll
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ffmpegsumo.dll
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fi.dll
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fil.dll
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fr.dll
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gu.dll
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he.dll
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hi.dll
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hr.dll
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hu.dll
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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id.dll
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it.dll
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ja.dll
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kn.dll
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libegl.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libglesv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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ppgooglenaclpluginchrome.dll
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setup.exe
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wow_helper.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- rocket.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A1CB10B3-C168-4619-A77A-93971B362D4C}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- rocket.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_1B846FA7C5206740157397AFF063A5E9' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Rocket\Application\rocket.exe" --no-startup-window.
How do I remove Rocket?
You can uninstall Rocket 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 Rocket, 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 Rocket.
- 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) 46%
Win 10 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 60%
Keep it 40%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
48.91% |
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| Windows 10 |
40.63% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.88% |
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| Windows XP |
3.59% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.30% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
20.13% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.91% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.39% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.08% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.19% |
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Geography
61.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
61.54% |
| United Kingdom |
6.86% |
| France |
6.39% |
| Canada |
3.79% |
| Italy |
2.84% |
| India |
2.49% |
| Brazil |
2.25% |
| Germany |
2.01% |
| Netherlands |
1.54% |
| Mexico |
1.42% |
| Philippines |
0.95% |
| Sweden |
0.83% |
| Spain |
0.83% |
| Peru |
0.83% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.55% |
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| Dell |
20.88% |
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| Acer |
17.14% |
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| ASUS |
9.45% |
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| Lenovo |
8.13% |
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| Toshiba |
7.25% |
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| Samsung |
2.42% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.98% |
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| Intel |
1.32% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.88% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.69% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.79% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.32% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.32% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.32% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.37% |
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