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Should I remove VidShake?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.9.0 33.33%
1.0.8.0 33.33%
1.0.7.0 33.33%

VidShake

What is VidShake?

From the privacy policy:
"Included with the Software may be third party software from a Pinball Corporation partner. Your registration for and use of any third party software is subject to that third party’s privacy policy, if any. If you register for or use third party software, both Pinball Corporation and the third party software provider will receive any information collected by Pinball Corporation in conjunction with your registration, and Pinball Corporation's use of your information is subject to this Privacy Policy. To determine how a Pinball Corporation partner may use your registration information, or may otherwise independently be collecting other information through your use of third party software, please refer to the third party software provider's privacy policy."

About  (from Pinball)

Our Software product automatically collects information from you to enable the Software’s services. By installing the Software, you authorize Pinball Corporation to periodically collect certain information (1) (e.g., keywords and portions of Web site addresses or complete URLs) from the Web sites you visit and upload...  Read more
Overview
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Known to include offers within the setup
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in VidShake.
vidshakeSA.exe (13152f230357fa136f7472de23b7c5a1) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Adware.Agent
Avira AntiVir 7.11.98.72 SPR/Tool.746496.1
avast! 2014.9-140107 Win32:HotBar-BZ [Adw]
AVG 2015.0.3601 Skodna.Generic_r.L
Bitdefender 1.0.20.35 Application.Generic.430515
Comodo Security 16831 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web 9.0.0.07 Adware.Zango.15
ESET-NOD32 8.8731 probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/180Solutions.D.gen
F-Secure 11.2014-07-01_3 Application.Generic.430515
G Data 14.1.22 Application.Generic.430515
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.0.127 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin KV140107 Trojan/Genome.dpkt
K7 AntiVirus 13.170.9394 Adware
K7GW 13.12.7.0.12 Riskware
Kaspersky 14.0.0.4500 Trojan.Win32.Genome
Malwarebytes v2014.01.07.11 Adware.HotBar.CP
McAfee 5600.7257 RDN/Generic PUP.x!rb
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7257 RDN/Generic PUP.x!rb
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.163.1557.0 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.21 Application.Generic.430515
NANO AntiVirus 0.26.0.54268 Trojan.Win32.Zango.bcieys
PC Tools 2013 Adware.ZangoSearch!rem
Sophos 4.91 Generic PUA HJ
Symantec 1/7/2014 rev. 3 Adware.ZangoSearch
VIPRE Antivirus 20920 Pinball Corporation
vidshakeSAHook.dll (18e48c211b4f7b193a2074fc90f91da0) has been flagged by the following 25 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.102.100 Adware/Hotbar.GT.10
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 AdWare/Win32.Shopper
AVG 10.0.0.1190 Skodna.Generic_r.M
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.HotBar.S
Bitdefender 7.2 Adware.Hotbar.GT
Comodo Security 16933 UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.312
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.589 Adware.Hotbar.GT (B)
ESET-NOD32 8796 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.Hotbar.GT
G Data 22 Adware.Hotbar.GT
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.5.4.0 AdWare.Win32.HotBar
Jiangmin 16.0.100 AdWare/Shopper.du
K7 AntiVirus 9.172.9576 Riskware
K7GW 12.7.0.14 Riskware
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 Adware.HotBar.VS
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.9800 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
NANO AntiVirus 0.26.0.54404 Trojan.Win32..bczajp
Sophos 4.91.0 Hotbar
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 WS.Reputation.1
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_GEN.RCBCDF9
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.RCBCDF9
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.2 AdWare.Shopper.rn.7697342
VIPRE Antivirus 21442 Hotbar
VidShakeSACB.exe (c66ed83993d3c94921d805a252a19c16) has been flagged by the following 19 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 Adware.Agent!FfOa0qAufaw
Avira AntiVir 7.11.57.180 Adware/Agent.274944.8
avast! 6.0.1289.0 Win32:HotBar-CB [Adw]
AVG 10.0.0.1190 Generic5.NPC
Bitdefender 7.2 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@ReFS4Sii
CAT-QuickHeal 12.00 AdWare.Hotbar (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security 14947 UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Anti-Malware None Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@ReFS4Sii (B)
F-Secure 11.0.19020.35 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@ReFS4Sii
G Data 22 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@ReFS4Sii
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.3.5.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
K7 AntiVirus 9.158.8121 Riskware
Malwarebytes 1.62.0.140 Adware.HotBar.Gen
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.9103 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@ReFS4Sii
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1008 Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec 20121.3.0.76 WS.Reputation.1
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1011 TROJ_GEN.RCBCDL2
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.RCBCDL2
VidShakeUninstaller.exe (6dcd90b88da77e48ad6c721e3604f124) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.50.62 TR/NSIS.Bar.A.11
avast! 6.0.1289.0 NSIS:HotBar-A [Adw]
AVG 10.0.0.1190 Zango
Comodo Security 14217 UnclassifiedMalware
Fortinet FortiGate 5.0.26.0 Adware/Shopper
G Data 22 NSIS:HotBar-A
IKARUS anti.virus T3.1.1.122.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin 13.0.900 AdWare/Shopper.dt
Kaspersky 9.0.0.837 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.aad
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2012.9.22.155 VIRUS_UNKNOWN
Panda Antivirus 10.0.3.5 Suspicious file
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V1116
       View all 82 all detections
VidShake has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Pinball Corporation.
URL: www.vidshake.com
Help link: www.vidshake.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\vidshakesa\bin\1.0.9.0
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\vidshakeSA\bin\1.0.9.0\VidShakeUninstaller.exe" Web
Estimated size: 1020.27 KB

Program filesFiles installed by VidShake

Program executable:vidshakeSA.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\vidshakesa\bin\1.0.9.0\vidshakeSA.exe
MD5:13152f230357fa136f7472de23b7c5a1
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) VidShakeSACB.exe
  • (Malware detected) vidshakeSA.exe
  • (Malware detected) vidshakeSAHook.dll
  • (Malware detected) VidShakeUninstaller.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • vidshakeSA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • vidshakeSA.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'vidshakeSA' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\vidshakeSA\bin\1.0.8.0\vidshakeSA.exe".

How do I remove VidShake?

You can uninstall VidShake 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 VidShake, 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 VidShake.
  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) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows Vista 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 66.67%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.50%
  United Kingdom 12.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Gateway 33.33%
Sony 33.33%
ASUS 33.33%
Common models
Sony VPCEE41FX 33.33%
Gateway MCP61SM2MA 33.33%
ASUSTeK K53E 33.33%

About (from Pinball Corporation)

Pinball Corporation delivers online content and monetization solutions for small to mid-sized web publishers, and keyword-based online advertising solutions for direct-response and ecommerce marketers.
Publisher URL: www.pinballcorp.com

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