Should I remove WBC Engine?

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Remove WBC Engine 2.0.0.429 by Bitcocktail

WBC Engine is part of Bitcocktail's toolbars monetization and distribution platform. It is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to the search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with.

Functionality of the distributed toolbars include:
- Changing the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- May 'inject' advertising in the form of context ads, links and pop-ups.

During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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). In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The primary executable is named Extension64.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.32 MB (2,436,634 bytes). The installed file ExtensionUpdaterService.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

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URL: www.bitcoktail.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WBC Engine\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WBC Engine\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 2.32 MB

ExtensionUpdaterService.exe
Memory:	9.88 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0030866242%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00186863%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00121800%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	13,408,181	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	214 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 WBC Engine 2.0.0.429, 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 WBC Engine.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 69% Win Vista (SP1) 2%

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

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 64% Keep it 36%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	53.45%
Germany	15.52%
Canada	12.07%
United Kingdom	12.07%
France	6.90%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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