Should I remove Unfriend Checker?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #28,693
United States Rank #14,841
Reach 0.0053%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 207.19 days
906.79 days >
Average installed length: 476.45 days
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Unfriend Checker
What is Unfriend Checker?
This is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software acts as an adware type application and is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named uc.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files.
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Unfriend Checker.
uc.dll (1eb4a1e34ada9c0ea8ef848e0890d712) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.117.56 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
AVG |
2015.0.3600 |
Generic5 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
AdWare.Win32.UnfriendChecker |

Unfriend Checker 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
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\unfriend checker
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Unfriend Checker\uninstall.exe
Files installed by Unfriend Checker
Program module: | uc.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | Unfriend Checker |
Path: | C:\Program Files\unfriend checker\uc.dll |
MD5: | 1eb4a1e34ada9c0ea8ef848e0890d712 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- uc.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Unfriend Checker' with the class of {09942569-D515-42BE-9F5A-A439B20F91AB}.
How do I remove Unfriend Checker?
You can uninstall Unfriend Checker 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 Unfriend Checker, 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 Unfriend Checker.
- 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 Unfriend Checker 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) 87%
Win 10 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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GLOBAL RANK
#28,693
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
87.50% |
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Windows Vista |
7.69% |
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Windows XP |
3.85% |
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Windows 10 |
0.96% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
75.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.73% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.73% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.85% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
3.85% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
0.96% |
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Geography
97.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
97.83% |
CM |
0.54% |
Iran |
0.54% |
Canada |
0.54% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.54% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
43.33% |
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Dell |
25.56% |
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Acer |
15.56% |
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Toshiba |
5.56% |
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ASUS |
3.33% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.22% |
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Lenovo |
2.22% |
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Gateway |
1.11% |
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Alienware |
1.11% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.06% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.06% |
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ASUSTeK K55A |
2.04% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.04% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.04% |
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Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.04% |
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