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Should I remove Vonteera?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,408
United States Rank #37,074
Reach 0.0701%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.34 days
540.97 days >
Average installed length: 284.24 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

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Vonteera

What is Vonteera?

Vonteera is a potentially unwanted 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 Vonteera.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 and is usually about 544.07 KB (557,125 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Vonteera.
Vonteera.dll (f40b89ef98ff3c0bc70ef187051d739e) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2014.0.3605 Generic5
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1515 Adware.Generic.598302
CAT-QuickHeal 10.13.12.00 Adware.Vonteera (Not a Virus)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.10.30.07 Adware.Generic.598302
F-Secure 11.2013-30-10_4 Adware.Generic.598302
G Data 13.10.22 Adware.Generic.598302
McAfee 5600.7243 RDN/Generic PUP.z!dg
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7243 RDN/Generic PUP.z!dg
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.163.1557.3 Adware:Win32/Vonteera
MicroWorld-eScan 14.0.0.909 Adware.Generic.598302
Sophos 4.94 Vonteera
Trend Micro 10.465.30 TROJ_GEN.R03WC0DJH13
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.303 TROJ_GEN.R03WC0DJH13
VIPRE Antivirus 22820 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 14 all detections
Vonteera 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: Vonteera
URL: www.Vonteera.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\vonteeraaddon
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\VonteeraAddon\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 544.07 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Vonteera

Program module:Vonteera.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Vonteera
Path:C:\Program Files\vonteeraaddon\Vonteera.dll
MD5:f40b89ef98ff3c0bc70ef187051d739e
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Vonteera Safe ads
  • (Malware detected) Vonteera.dll - Vonteera

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • Vonteera.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Vonteera Class' with the class of {437B9306-2FDE-4054-A3C9-6B49507C12D0} (Vonteera).

How do I remove Vonteera?

You can uninstall Vonteera 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 Vonteera, 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 Vonteera.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Vonteera you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 8 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,408

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 76.05%
Windows 10 17.51%
Windows XP 5.86%
Windows Vista 0.58%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 37.06%
Windows 7 Professional 14.94%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.80%
Windows 8 Pro 5.58%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.64%

Distribution by countryGeography

24.27% of installs come from MA
Which countries install it?
  MA 24.27%
  Saudi Arabia 18.10%
  IQ 14.61%
  DZ 13.72%
  United Arab Emirates 5.36%
  Egypt 5.36%
  TN 4.22%
  United States 2.35%
  Jordan 1.95%
  Kuwait 1.95%
  OM 1.87%
  Qatar 1.46%
  Lebanon 1.14%
  YE 1.06%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.12%
Dell 23.56%
Acer 16.86%
Toshiba 12.07%
Samsung 5.27%
ASUS 4.31%
GIGABYTE 4.02%
Lenovo 3.45%
Intel 0.67%
Sahara 0.67%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 10.43%
Dell Inspiron N5110 5.43%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.43%
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 3.29%
Dell Inspiron 3521 3.14%
Dell Inspiron N5050 2.29%

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