Should I remove WS.Supporter?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,840
United States Rank #20,824
Reach 0.0169%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 365.39 days
866.38 days >
Average installed length: 455.22 days
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WS.Supporter 1.80
from Artur Kozak
What is WS.Supporter?
The software is a search browser home page and search engine hijacker that works with IE, Chrome and Firefox. Upon installation which occurs as part of a software bundle, the program will modify and protect the search provider and home page to various search engines such as websearch.searchinweb.info.
This is a variant of the SK.Enhancer trojan hijacker.
Overview
Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days.
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
WS.Supporter has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Verified Publisher
URL: websearch.searchinweb.info
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE" "C:\Program Files1\WSBEB1~1.ENA",_uninstall /un
How do I remove WS.Supporter?
You can uninstall WS.Supporter from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program WS.Supporter 1.80, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WS.Supporter.
- 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) 56%
Win XP 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #15,840
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.17% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.35% |
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| Windows XP |
5.69% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.80% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.20% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.72% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.72% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.12% |
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Geography
28.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
28.19% |
| Brazil |
7.12% |
| Mexico |
6.23% |
| India |
4.15% |
| Spain |
3.56% |
| Italy |
3.56% |
| United Kingdom |
3.26% |
| France |
2.97% |
| Taiwan |
2.67% |
| Argentina |
2.67% |
| Canada |
2.67% |
| Turkey |
2.67% |
| Indonesia |
2.37% |
| Malaysia |
1.78% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
19.62% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.14% |
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| Dell |
16.27% |
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| ASUS |
12.44% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.61% |
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| Toshiba |
7.66% |
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| Lenovo |
5.74% |
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| Samsung |
5.26% |
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| Intel |
3.35% |
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| MSI |
0.96% |
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| Sahara |
0.96% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.91% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
3.13% |
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| ECS G41T-M7 |
2.34% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.34% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.34% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.34% |
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