Should I remove WhiteSmoke?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

85% remove it15% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #12,403

United States Rank #9,336

Reach 0.0258%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 18.46 days

544.45 days >

Average installed length: 286.07 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.00.9000.0	0.98%
1.00.7001.0	4.72%
1.00.7000.0	0.98%
1.00.6034.13143	7.28%
1.00.6034.13142	3.35%
1.00.6034.13130	33.27%
1.00.6034.13125	2.95%
1.00.6034.12802	4.13%
1.00.6034.12793	0.39%
1.00.6033.12713	1.97%
1.00.6033.12616	0.39%
1.00.6033.12571	2.76%
1.00.6033.12569	0.59%
1.00.6033.12567	0.20%
1.00.6033.12541	0.98%
1.00.6033.11714	24.41%
1.00.6033.11478	2.95%
1.00.6033.11449	1.77%
1.00.6033.0	1.57%
1.00.6029.1	4.33%

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WhiteSmoke

Remove WhiteSmoke

What is WhiteSmoke?

WhiteSmoke is a toolbar for Intenet Explorer and Firefox. The toolbar collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to WhiteSmoke so they can suggest services or provide advertising via the toolbar. The WhiteSmoke Toolbar will attempt to change your home page and search provider if you are not careful during installation and provides a search box and various other generic features in the toolbar.

About (from the publisher)

WhiteSmoke is the most comprehensive grammar checker in the world today. While it comprises several writing tools, such as a dictionary, a thesaurus and ready-made letter templates, its core feature is its advanced grammar checker. WhiteSmoke provides advanced options that other programs such as Microsoft Word do not... Read more

Overview

The most used version is 1.00.6034.13130, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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). The main program executable is Registration.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 48 files and is usually about 9.12 MB (9,561,948 bytes).

Possible malware installed by this program
Connects to a server over the Internet
Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
Hijacks the web browser's home page
Hijacks the browser's default search provider
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in WhiteSmoke.

WSEnrichment.exe (2e0b62615aa21a9fce189c9db9fdfced) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0185	Adware.WhiteSmoke.30
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.13.07.04.03	Trojan.Win32.WhiteSmoke.AMN
eSafe	7.0.17.0	Win32.WhiteSmoke
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.185	TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
WSRegistration.exe (37a560f3024d6d38ffeadffd42401f82) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.569	Trojan.Win32.WhiteSmoke.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32	7845	probably a variant of Win32/WhiteSmoke
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1219
HookDllOE.dll (3bc14bfca73d071dbcad9c8189d01e2e) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17137	UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web		Adware.WhiteSmoke.30
WhiteSmokeRegistration.exe (5d5be44890b9f4726e7974d4ea537a38) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Dr.Web		Adware.WhiteSmoke.30
ESET-NOD32	8943	probably a variant of Win32/WhiteSmoke
Registration.exe (ac3216cd40189baac9dbbe3d0c90e948) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	5.1.0.11	Trojan.Win32.WhiteSmoke.AMN!A2
ESET NOD32	7049	a variant of Win32/WhiteSmoke

View all 13 all detections

WhiteSmoke 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

URL: www.WhiteSmoke.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\whitesmoke\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WhiteSmoke\Uninstall_WhiteSmoke.exe

Estimated size: 9.12 MB

Files installed by WhiteSmoke

Program executable:	Registration.exe
Name:	Registration app
	WhiteSmoke Registration App
Path:	C:\Program Files\whitesmoke\Registration.exe
MD5:	19857fcb862ffe1f74f614ae8375e29f

Additional files:

(Malware detected) WhiteSmokeRegistration.exe - WhiteSmokeRegistration app (WhiteSmoke Registration App)
WSDictHookDll.dll - WhiteSmoke Dictionary Hook
(Malware detected) WSEnrichment.exe - WSEnrichment Application
WSTray.exe
ComVistaElevator.dll - ComVistaElevator Module (WhiteSmoke Vista COM elevator)
Setup.exe - Setup Application (WhiteSmoke Patch Setup)
(Malware detected) Registration.exe - Registration app
(Malware detected) WSRegistration.exe
WSEngine.dll - WSEngine Module (WhiteSmoke Main COM Engine)
WSMouseHook.dll - WSMouseHook dll
(Malware detected) HookDllOE.dll - HookDll dll
HookDllOE64.dll
WSKeyboardHook.dll
WSKeyboardHook64.dll
secman64.dll (by MAPILab & Add-in Express) - Security Manager Component for Microsoft Outlook 64-bit edition (Security Manager Component for Microsoft Outlook 64-bit edition allows to turn off and on Outlook Object Model Security Guard)
osmax.ocx (by Add-in Express) - Security Manager 2007 for Microsoft Outlook ActiveX Component
secman.dll (by MAPILab & Add-in Express) - Security Manager Component for Microsoft Outlook (Security Manager Component for Microsoft Outlook allows to turn off and on Outlook Object Model Security Guard)
osmax64.ocx (by Add-in Express) - Security Manager 2010 for Microsoft Outlook
TCCons.dll (by Deskperience) - TCCons Dynamic Link Library
TCCons_x64.dll (by Deskperience)
WCaptureX.dll - WCaptureX
WCaptureX_x64.dll
WMonitorX.dll - WMonitorX
WMonitorX_x64.dll
WCustom.dll - TCCustom (TCCustom Dynamic Link Library)
WCustom_x64.dll
WCapture.dll - DTCapt (DTCapt Dynamic Link Library)
WCapture_x64.dll
WHook.dll - WWHook (WHook)
WHook_x64.dll
FuncServer_WDC_x64.exe
tessdll.dll
tessdll_x64.dll
Uninst.exe
WSLogger.exe
WSTray64.exe

Behaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks

WSTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DD7A82B4-C3CB-4084-A0DB-C0B3964AD911}' (runs on registration).
WSRegistration.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C7184C90-BD59-46DF-A4D4-CA30A7D8FDC9}' (runs on registration).
WSEnrichment.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FF0F7AEF-105D-4FF5-9CF5-BC919EA1F55E}' (runs on registration).

Network connections

WSEnrichment.exe connects to 63.236.35.10 (port 80).

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

WSEnrichment.exe
Memory:	45.38 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000746071%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00000721%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00006740%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	5,047,496	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	1.42 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	3 Bytes	105.02 KB average
WSTray.exe
Memory:	41.04 MB
Total CPU:	0.0335365923%
Kernel CPU:	0.01374316%
User CPU:	0.01979343%
Switches/sec:	1
WSTray64.exe
Memory:	1.62 MB
Kernel CPU:	0.00000519%
CPU cycles/sec:	219,367

How do I remove WhiteSmoke?

You can uninstall WhiteSmoke 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 WhiteSmoke, 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 WhiteSmoke.
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) 55%

Win Vista 0%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 85%

Keep it 15%

GLOBAL RANK

#12,403

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	60.71%
Windows 10	22.20%
Windows Vista	9.82%
Windows XP	7.27%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	32.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate	13.69%
Windows 7 Professional	11.90%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	7.54%
Microsoft Windows XP	7.34%
Windows 8.1 Pro	4.37%

Geography

61.69% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	61.69%
Canada	4.52%
United Kingdom	3.77%
Australia	2.71%
Israel	2.56%
France	1.96%
Germany	1.96%
India	1.81%
Italy	1.66%
Malaysia	1.36%
Mexico	1.21%
Saudi Arabia	1.06%
Taiwan	0.75%
Spain	0.75%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	36.91%
Dell	23.66%
Acer	14.20%
Toshiba	7.57%
GIGABYTE	5.05%
Lenovo	3.47%
ASUS	3.15%
Intel	2.52%
Samsung	2.52%
MSI	0.95%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	6.59%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	5.99%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	3.59%
Dell Inspiron 530s	2.99%
HP G62 Notebook PC	2.40%
Dell Inspiron 1545	2.40%

1 comment

Stanley89•over a year ago

The toolbar creates add-ons, extensions and plugins on the browser resulting in monitoring the browsing history and search activities of users and collecting the personal data.