84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Sk-Enhancer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #24,290
United States Rank #37,663
Reach 0.0075%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.74 days
493.83 days >
Average installed length: 259.47 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.3.0.1985 0.68%
4.3.0.1847 0.68%
4.3.0.1590 0.68%
4.3.0.1211 0.68%
4.3.0.1137 0.68%
4.3.0.1014 0.68%
4.2.0.1937 0.68%
4.2.0.1869 0.68%
4.2.0.1865 0.68%
4.2.0.1782 0.68%
4.2.0.1439 0.68%
4.2.0.1373 0.68%
4.2.0.1199 0.68%
4.2.0.1067 0.68%
4.2.0.1040 0.68%
4.1.0.1644 0.68%
4.1.0.1615 0.68%
4.1.0.1528 0.68%
4.1.0.1487 0.68%
4.1.0.1443 0.68%
4.1.0.1302 0.68%
4.1.0.1212 0.68%
4.1.0.1110 0.68%
4.1.0.1068 0.68%
4.0.0.1991 0.68%
4.0.0.1857 0.68%
4.0.0.1838 0.68%
4.0.0.1833 0.68%
4.0.0.1764 0.68%
4.0.0.1695 0.68%
4.0.0.1182 0.68%
4.0.0.1080 0.68%
3.3.0.1957 0.68%
3.3.0.1875 0.68%
3.3.0.1834 0.68%
3.3.0.1792 0.68%
3.3.0.1633 0.68%
3.3.0.1606 0.68%
3.3.0.1436 0.68%
3.3.0.1384 0.68%
3.2.0.1861 0.68%
3.2.0.1855 0.68%
3.2.0.1777 0.68%
3.2.0.1744 0.68%
3.2.0.1581 0.68%
3.2.0.1569 0.68%
3.2.0.1560 0.68%
3.2.0.1520 0.68%
3.2.0.1508 0.68%
3.2.0.1266 0.68%
3.2.0.1114 0.68%
147 versions

Sk-Enhancer

What is Sk-Enhancer?

SK.Enhancer is a protection mechanism that is designed to protect bundled software of potentially unwanted programs distributed through bundles. Also know as SProtector, SK.Enhancer is typically installed with adware such as toolbars and its primary purpose is to prevent a web browser's home page or search engine from being modified to something other than what the adware has set it to. According to multiple anti-virus products this software is generally defined as either an unwanted application or a trojan.

Overview

The most used version is 4.3.0.1985, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The main program executable is Sk-Enhancer.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 717.62 KB (734,842 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Sk-Enhancer.
Sk-Enhancer.exe (1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb) has been flagged by the following 28 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2014.01.09 Trojan/Win32.Agent
Avira AntiVir 7.11.124.22 TR/Downloader.A.988
avast! 2014.9-140108 Win32:Agent-ASOC [Adw]
AVG 2015.0.3601 Downloader.Generic13
Baidu-International 4.0.3.1418 Trojan.Win32.Agent.50
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 W32.SauseiLTAR.Trojan
Commtouch SDK 5.4.1.7 W32/Trojan.IDAE-2984
Comodo Security 17576 TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD
Dr.Web 9.0.0.08 Trojan.DownLoad3.30962
ESET-NOD32 8.9264 a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD
Fortinet FortiGate 1/8/2014 W32/Agent.AFD!tr.dldr
G Data 14.1.22 Win32.Trojan-Downloader.Agent.AU
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 Win32.SuspectCrc
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10766 Trojan-Downloader
K7GW 13.175.10776 Trojan-Downloader ( 0048ec4f1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes v2014.01.08.11 PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A
McAfee 5600.7257 RDN/Downloader.a!oi
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7257 RDN/Downloader.a!oi
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.57029 Trojan.Win32.Agent.cojdgu
Norman 10.20140108 Suspicious_Gen4.FKQEC
Panda Antivirus 14.01.08.11 Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos 4.96 Troj/Agent-AFFX
Symantec 1/8/2014 rev. 4 Trojan.Gen
Trend Micro 10.465.08 TROJ_SPNR.29L213
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.8 TROJ_SPNR.29L213
VIPRE Antivirus 25218 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.729600.B
       View all 28 all detections
Sk-Enhancer has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: PremiumSoft
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\quickset\sk-enhancer
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\quickset\sk-enhancer\sk-enhancer.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 717.62 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Sk-Enhancer

Program executable:Sk-Enhancer.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\quickset\sk-enhancer\Sk-Enhancer.exe
MD5:1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb
  • (Malware detected) Sk-Enhancer.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Sk-Enhancer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SW_Booster-S-2021471501.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Sk-Enhancer.exe
Memory:1024 KB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000125145%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00000264%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000988%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:332
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:14 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Sk-Enhancer?

You can uninstall Sk-Enhancer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Sk-Enhancer, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sk-Enhancer.
  4. 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) 61%
Win Vista 1%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.47%
Windows 10 20.41%
Windows XP 3.40%
Windows Vista 2.72%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.62%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.55%
Windows 7 Professional 10.27%
Windows 8.1 4.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.42%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.01%
  DZ 4.23%
  Egypt 4.23%
  Canada 4.23%
  Romania 4.23%
  Israel 3.52%
  Netherlands 3.52%
  Malaysia 3.52%
  Australia 2.82%
  Taiwan 2.82%
  MA 2.82%
  Philippines 2.82%
  United Kingdom 2.82%
  Sweden 2.11%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 30.21%
Hewlett-Packard 23.96%
Dell 16.67%
Toshiba 13.54%
GIGABYTE 4.17%
ASUS 4.17%
Samsung 4.17%
Lenovo 2.08%
Sony 1.04%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard SLIC-MPC 2.02%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.02%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.02%
TOSHIBA Satellite L740 2.02%
Dell Vostro 200 2.02%
FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH531 2.02%

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