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Should I remove Update for Funmoods Chat?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #31,337
United States Rank #49,411
Reach 0.0044%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.62 days
932.85 days >
Average installed length: 490.14 days

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Update for Funmoods Chat

What is Update for Funmoods Chat?

Update for Funmoods Chat uses the Install Core download Manager. Install Core Click run software is an installer which bundles applications with offers for additional third party programs that may be unwanted by the user incuding toolbars and browser extensions. Such third party programs are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but may include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process.

Overview

A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is updatetask.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 1 files.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update for Funmoods Chat.
updatetask.exe (acd0329f0c0fc9b5d07151bdbcf621fc) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Baidu-International 4.0.3.1434 Adware.Win32.DealPly.40
ESET-NOD32 8.9460 a variant of Win32/DealPly.O
G Data 14.3.24 Win32.Trojan.Agent.5BH8C0
McAfee 5600.7202 Artemis!ACD0329F0C0F
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7202 Artemis!ACD0329F0C0F
Symantec 3/4/2014 rev. 3 WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.63 TROJ_GEN.F47V0214
Update for Funmoods Chat 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: Update for Funmoods Chat
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\funmoodschat\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\FunmoodsChat\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall

Program filesFiles installed by Update for Funmoods Chat

Program executable:updatetask.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\funmoodschat\updateproc\updatetask.exe
MD5:acd0329f0c0fc9b5d07151bdbcf621fc

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At2' (runs daily at 10:08 AM).

How do I remove Update for Funmoods Chat?

You can uninstall Update for Funmoods Chat 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 Update for Funmoods Chat, 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 Update for Funmoods Chat.
  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) 72%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#31,337

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 84.88%
Windows 10 5.81%
Windows Vista 5.81%
Windows XP 3.49%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.26%
Windows 7 Home Basic 8.14%
Windows 7 Professional 8.14%
Windows 7 Starter 8.14%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

24.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 24.51%
  Brazil 15.69%
  Japan 3.92%
  Portugal 3.92%
  Canada 2.94%
  Germany 2.94%
  Spain 2.94%
  India 2.94%
  Italy 2.94%
  Malaysia 2.94%
  Argentina 1.96%
  Switzerland 1.96%
  Indonesia 1.96%
  Netherlands 1.96%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Acer 22.73%
Dell 16.67%
Samsung 10.61%
GIGABYTE 4.55%
Lenovo 4.55%
Sony 3.03%
American Megatrends 3.03%
Intel 1.52%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.63%
Dell Inspiron N5050 2.63%
HP G56 Notebook PC 2.63%
Positivo Positivo M... 2.63%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.63%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.32%

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