Should I remove Term Tutor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
63% remove it37% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,079
United States Rank #6,520
Reach 0.0501%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.53 days
281.27 days >
Average installed length: 147.79 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.9.0.8 |
80.36% |
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1.9.0.7 |
10.73% |
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1.9.0.6 |
8.91% |
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Term Tutor
What is Term Tutor?
Term Tutor is a Window’s software program that is free and supported with ads. From the Terms: "The Software analyzes and records the ways in which you use your computer and the websites you visit so that you can: (i) view definitions, translations, and search results without leaving a webpage by highlighting keywords or phrases; and (ii) receive targeted advertisements in the form of additional shopping comparison, coupon, in-text transitional, and in-text link advertisements."
Summary of this adware's functions:
- Installs a web browser extension
- Injects ads within the underlying webpage
- Ads appear as banners or inline text advertisements
- Ads are targeted to queries the user makes
- Tracks web pages visited, search terms and domains
About (from the publisher)
Term Tutor turns your everyday browsing into opportunities to learn. Find a word you don’t know? Want to learn a new language as you read online? Highlight any word, click on the Term Tutor icon, and you’ll instantly get the Wikipedia, Bing, and translation results without opening a new tab or window. No copying and pa... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Term Tutor.
TermTutorClientIE.dll (01a198c55caec9fa08323e41e37a72f4) has been flagged by the following 21 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
806 |
Adware.Vitruvian.B |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Vitruvian |
AVG |
2015.0.3284 |
Termtutor |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
InfoAtoms (fs) |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141121 |
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.BD |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1625 |
Adware.Vitruvian.B |
Comodo Security |
20121 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0325 |
Adware.Plugin.471 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.21.07 |
Adware.Vitruvian |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10741 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D |
F-Secure |
11.2014-21-11_6 |
Adware.Vitruvian.B |
G Data |
14.11.24 |
Adware.Vitruvian |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.3.0 |
PUA.Vitruvian |
McAfee |
5600.6940 |
Artemis!01A198C55CAE |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6940 |
Artemis |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.975 |
Adware.Vitruvian.B |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63474 |
Riskware.Win32.Plugin.dgyity |
nProtect |
14.11.18.01 |
Adware.Vitruvian.B |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Vitruvian |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34894 |
InfoAtoms (fs) |
Zillya |
2.0.0.1984 |
Trojan.Katusha.Win32.34454 |
ttsvc.exe (c86ceb3838e7b5fa0ebf54b6a1e68c9b) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Vitruvian! |
AVG |
15.0.0.4189 |
Termtutor.ECA |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
InfoAtoms (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian.BD |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
Comodo Security |
20035 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10696 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Vitruvian.D |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
G Data |
24 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!C86CEB3838E7 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.dh |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
nProtect |
2014-11-06.01 |
Adware.Vitruvian.A |
Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Vitruvian |
Symantec |
20141.1.0.330 |
Adware.Adpopup |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34640 |
InfoAtoms (fs) |
View all 39 all detections
Program details
URL: www.termtutor.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\termtutor
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\TermTutor\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 907.05 KB
Files installed by Term Tutor
Program module: | TermTutorClientIE.dll |
Name: | Term Tutor Client BHO x86 |
Path: | C:\Program Files\termtutor\IE\TermTutorClientIE.dll |
MD5: | b099aa645286b7c959a8110536c14cb0 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - Term Tutor (Term Tutor Setup)
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(Malware detected) TermTutorClientIE.dll - Term Tutor Client BHO x86
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(Malware detected) ttsvc.exe - Term Tutor Client Service
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- TermTutorClientIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TermTutor' with the class of {6CB99040-7828-4C37-AC01-F15758F43E4D}.
Service
- ttsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Term Tutor Client Service' (ttsvc) "This service enables Term Tutor on HTTP websites".
How do I remove Term Tutor?
You can uninstall Term Tutor 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 Term Tutor, 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 Term Tutor.
- 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 Term Tutor 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 45%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 63%
Keep it 37%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
45.20% |
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Windows 10 |
44.89% |
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Windows Vista |
6.07% |
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Windows XP |
3.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.67% |
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Windows 8.1 |
27.61% |
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Windows 8 |
6.54% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.34% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.52% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.60% |
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Geography
56.58% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
56.58% |
Germany |
10.03% |
United Kingdom |
5.56% |
Italy |
5.33% |
France |
4.47% |
Brazil |
3.84% |
Canada |
3.45% |
Australia |
2.74% |
Belgium |
1.80% |
Russia |
1.18% |
Mexico |
1.02% |
Netherlands |
0.94% |
Sweden |
0.71% |
Norway |
0.55% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
30.73% |
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Dell |
18.85% |
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Acer |
17.18% |
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ASUS |
10.47% |
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Toshiba |
6.28% |
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Lenovo |
4.61% |
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Samsung |
4.33% |
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Medion |
3.77% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.37% |
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Alienware |
0.84% |
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American Megatrends |
0.56% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.04% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.53% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.32% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.32% |
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HP PAVILION DV6 NOTEBOOK ... |
3.32% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.11% |
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