Should I remove SiteRanker?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,607
United States Rank #3,721
Reach 0.1137%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.08 days
916.75 days >
Average installed length: 481.68 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0.140 |
0.18% |
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1.0.0.139 |
9.19% |
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1.0.0.134 |
12.54% |
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1.0.0.132 |
0.04% |
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1.0.0.131 |
0.36% |
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1.0.0.89 |
4.37% |
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1.0.0.88 |
1.61% |
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1.0.0.29 |
41.77% |
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1.0.0.21 |
11.78% |
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1.0.0.20 |
12.14% |
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1.0.0.17 |
3.44% |
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1.0.0.13 |
2.59% |
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SiteRanker
What is SiteRanker?
SiteRanker is a web browser extension designed to track usage of various domains when browsing the Internet in order to provide aggregated web site usage statistics. These stats include domains, search keywords and more. SiteRanker plugin also runs a process that sits in the notification areas of teh system tray and allows the user to monitor the 'rankings' of various web domains.
About (from Crawler)
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Overview
The most used version is 1.0.0.29, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is SiteRankTray.exe. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 1.87 MB (1,958,101 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Connects to a server over the Internet
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SiteRanker.
SiteRankTray.exe (0972822da0b71ca70d0ebbb5414af0e5) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Comodo Security |
17151 |
TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Delf.gen |
eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.TRATRAPS |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h |
SiteRanker 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
URL: www.siteranker.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SiteRanker\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SiteRanker\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.87 MB
Files installed by SiteRanker
Program executable: | SiteRankTray.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | SiteRanker |
| SiteRanker Trayicon |
Path: | C:\Program Files\SiteRanker\SiteRankTray.exe |
MD5: | 0972822da0b71ca70d0ebbb5414af0e5 |
Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
| SiteRanker Trayicon is the program that runs in the Windows system tray notification area and provides access to the main SiteRanker progam. This process run on startup and stays running in the background. |
Additional files:
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old_SiteRank.dll - SiteRanker (SiteRanker Object)
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old_SiteRankTray.exe - SiteRanker Trayicon
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SiteR64.dll - SiteRanker 64 DLL
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SiteRank.dll
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(Malware detected) SiteRankTray.exe
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siterank.6.dll - SiteRanker FireFox Extension
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
3 Internet Explorer BHOs
- old_SiteRank.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {11BF46C6-B3DE-48BD-BF70-3AD85CAB80B5}.
- SiteRank.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Toolbar BHO' with the class of {7c8f8fe5-9785-4f74-bcf8-895ef9752d97}.
- SiteR64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {11BF46C6-B3DE-48BD-BF70-3AD85CAB80B5}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- SiteRank.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.)' with the class of {d1dac034-9fd9-4c13-a388-d2e10e57707f}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- SiteRank.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Inbox Toolbar' with a class of {D3D233D5-9F6D-436C-B6C7-E63F77503B30} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- SiteRank.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '&Inbox Toolbar' with a class of {D7E97865-918F-41E4-9CD0-25AB1C574CE8}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SiteRankTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SiteRanker' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SiteRanker\SiteRankTray.exe".
Network connections
- SiteRankTray.exe connects to 64.135.77.30 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
SiteRankTray.exe |
Memory: | 3.33 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0186166215% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01279903% | |
User CPU: | 0.00581759% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 72,108 | |
Switches/sec: | 89 | |
I/O reads/min: | 24 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove SiteRanker?
You can uninstall SiteRanker 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 SiteRanker, 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 SiteRanker.
- 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 SiteRanker 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) 65%
Win Server 2003 0%
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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 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
68.63% |
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Windows Vista |
14.28% |
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Windows 10 |
10.80% |
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Windows XP |
6.25% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.47% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.55% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.64% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.28% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.98% |
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Windows 8.1 |
4.18% |
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Geography
56.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
56.53% |
Germany |
12.09% |
United Kingdom |
5.67% |
Canada |
2.63% |
Australia |
2.38% |
Brazil |
2.38% |
Mexico |
2.18% |
Czech Republic |
1.90% |
France |
1.87% |
India |
1.42% |
Japan |
1.31% |
Austria |
1.07% |
Iran |
0.69% |
Italy |
0.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
32.98% |
|
Dell |
21.94% |
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Acer |
18.00% |
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Toshiba |
10.62% |
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ASUS |
5.34% |
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Medion |
3.02% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.74% |
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Samsung |
2.53% |
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Lenovo |
1.83% |
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Intel |
0.98% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.24% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.75% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.59% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.43% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.10% |
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HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.94% |
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About Crawler
Run by Xacti Group Companies Crawler provides toolbar type programs for various Web browsers.
Publisher URL: www.crawler.com