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Should I remove TidyNetwork?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
77% remove it23% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,581
United States Rank #2,390
Reach 0.1147%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.97 days
441.50 days >
Average installed length: 231.98 days

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TidyNetwork

What is TidyNetwork?

TidyNetwork is a potentially unwanted program that runs in the user's web browser as a toolbar and/or web extension depending on the browser.

From the Terms of Service: "By accessing the Sites and downloading the Software, you hereby grant the Company permission to display promotional information, advertisements, and offers for third-party products, offers or services (collectively “Advertisements”) from Company’s advertising partners (collectively “Partners”). The Advertisements may include, without limitation, content, offers for products or services, data, links, articles, graphic or video messages, text, software, music, sound, graphics or other materials or services. The timing, frequency, placement and extent of the Advertisements changes are determined in Company’s sole discretion. "

About  (from TidyNetwork.com)

TidyNetwork is a free browser add-on that brings you exclusive deals while you browse the Internet. For example, if you are looking for a new pair of shoes, TidyNetwork can help you find the lowest price from trusted stores, or even a coupon from the store you’re visiting. TidyNetwork can save you time and money by hig...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in TidyNetwork.
tidynetwork.exe (28e880177fd78292512a191d5f108310) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.026 Adware.Shopper.367
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.26 TROJ_GEN.F47V1030
VIPRE Antivirus 23358 Tidy2Network (fs)
petnupdate.exe (62cd745e1594aad3ec043c1183a7b605) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 12.0.163.0 Adware.Generic.1014556
AegisLab 1.5 AdWare.W32.BrainInst
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 PUA.Win32.TidyNetwork.bA
Bitdefender 7.2 Adware.Generic.1014556
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.600 Adware.Generic.1014556 (B)
ESET-NOD32 10495 Win32/TidyNetwork.A
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.152.0 Riskware/TidyNetwork
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.Generic.1014556
G Data 24 Adware.Generic.1014556
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.Generic.1014556
Sophos 4.98.0 Generic PUA BE
Symantec 20141.1.0.330 Adware.TidyNet
       View all 15 all detections
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: TidyNetwork
URL: www.tidynetwork.com/terms-of-use
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\tidynetwork
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\TidyNetwork\TidyNetwork.exe" /U CID=TRUS22CPX
Estimated size: 1.25 MB

Program filesFiles installed by TidyNetwork

Program executable:tidynetwork.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\tidynetwork\tidynetwork.exe
MD5:28e880177fd78292512a191d5f108310
Additional files:
  • petnupdate.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • petnupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'HelperApps Update' (runs daily at 11:31 AM).

How do I remove TidyNetwork?

You can uninstall TidyNetwork 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 TidyNetwork, 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 TidyNetwork.
  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.
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 77%
Keep it 23%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#4,581
  
REACH
~0.11%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 49.12%
Windows 10 41.16%
Windows Vista 6.59%
Windows XP 3.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.14%
Windows 8.1 21.67%
Windows 8 10.99%
Windows 7 Professional 7.57%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

90.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 90.93%
  United Kingdom 5.52%
  Canada 1.82%
  Iran 0.30%
  Saudi Arabia 0.21%
  Brazil 0.09%
  Kuwait 0.09%
  Colombia 0.06%
  India 0.06%
  Philippines 0.06%
  Germany 0.06%
  LY 0.03%
  Chile 0.03%
  MA 0.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 39.15%
Dell 23.98%
Acer 13.65%
Toshiba 11.79%
ASUS 4.73%
Lenovo 2.86%
Samsung 2.10%
GIGABYTE 1.11%
Alienware 0.64%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 8.26%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.39%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 4.43%
HP 15 Notebook PC 4.07%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.23%
Dell Inspiron 3521 3.11%

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