Should I remove Video Dimmer?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.7.65	29.86%
2.7.63	1.39%
2.7.58	2.08%
2.7.56	1.39%
2.7.54	2.08%
2.7.51	7.64%
2.7.47	3.47%
2.7.45	47.92%
2.7.44	4.17%

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Remove Video Dimmer by Small Island Development

Video Dimmer is a web browser extension by Injekt media group that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site. These ads are typically for PC optimization utilities, other bundled malware or other types of malvertising.

The most common release is 2.7.45, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named VideoDimmerService.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 1.39 MB (1,457,157 bytes).

URL: www.videodimmertool.com

Help link: www.videodimmertool.com/about.html

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\videodimmer

Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\VideoDimmer\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1

Estimated size: 1.39 MB

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 Video Dimmer, 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 Video Dimmer.
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 10 44% Win 7 (SP1) 1%

HOW IT RUNS Windows Service? Yes (Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 82% Keep it 18%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	30.63%
India	18.13%
Germany	17.50%
Australia	10.00%
France	8.75%
Italy	5.63%
Canada	2.50%
Brazil	1.88%
Sweden	1.25%
United Kingdom	1.25%
DK	0.63%
MQ	0.63%
Spain	0.63%
Japan	0.63%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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