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Should I remove Update_DealPly?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,440
Reach 0.0293%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.64 days
520.45 days >
Average installed length: 273.45 days

Update_DealPly

What is Update_DealPly?

Update_DealPly is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for any new or out of date certificates for Delaply, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The program can be configured by the user for maintaining a schedule for when to check the remote server for periodic software updates. If it finds an item to download, it will download and install the new update. Warning, Dealply is distributed with the InstallCore bundler which might download and install additional software on the user's computer.

About  (from DealPly Technologies Ltd)

DealPly is a browser add-on that makes your online shopping experience better. DealPly makes sure you always pay less by offering you alternative products, showing you same products on different stores with cheaper prices and exposing you to coupons allowing you to enjoy exclusive discounts when checking out. DealPly i...  Read more

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
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update_DealPly.
updatetask.exe (90fb85df126ac74cf57ad9c528c08b49) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-131103 Win32:DealPly-A [PUP]
ESET-NOD32 7.8944 Win32/InstallCore.BM
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
VIPRE Antivirus 22592 Adware.DealPly (fs)

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.dealply.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dealply\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\DealPly\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall

Program filesFiles installed by Update_DealPly

Program executable:updatetask.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\dealply\updateproc\updatetask.exe
MD5:90fb85df126ac74cf57ad9c528c08b49

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At4' (runs daily at 15:24).

How do I remove Update_DealPly?

You can uninstall Update_DealPly 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_DealPly, 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_DealPly.
  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) 60%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,440

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.93%
Windows XP 14.53%
Windows Vista 10.03%
Windows 10 4.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.74%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.03%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.51%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.87%
Windows 7 Professional 7.87%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.15%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.45% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 19.45%
  Germany 17.04%
  France 6.02%
  Spain 5.85%
  Italy 4.30%
  United States 3.96%
  Belgium 3.10%
  United Kingdom 2.93%
  Iran 2.75%
  Mexico 2.58%
  Japan 2.58%
  Canada 2.58%
  Netherlands 2.41%
  Russia 2.24%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 23.27%
Hewlett-Packard 20.44%
Dell 18.24%
Samsung 7.55%
GIGABYTE 7.23%
Medion 5.66%
ASUS 5.03%
Toshiba 4.72%
Sahara 2.20%
Intel 2.20%
Lenovo 1.89%
American Megatrends 1.57%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.76%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.98%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.38%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.38%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.38%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 2.38%

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