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Should I remove WinDealist?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,257
United States Rank #26,607
Reach 0.0097%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.57 days
370.89 days >
Average installed length: 194.87 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.4 61.78%
1.0.2 20.42%
1.0.1 17.80%

WinDealist

What is WinDealist?

WinDealist is an ad-supported Internet Explorer extension (BHO) that displays advertisements in the user's browser.

Overview

WinDealist is a software program developed by Big Bulb Ideas IT Pvt Ltd. The most common release is 1.0.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named windealist.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 85 files and is usually about 504 KB (516,096 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 28% of users of WinDealist come from the United States, it is also popular in Poland and France.
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
WinDealist 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

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windealist\firefox\resources\addon-sdk\lib\sdk\tabs
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{B8F10001-9552-4F40-8F61-6765CD22DD9E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 504 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by WinDealist

Program module:windealist.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\windealist\internet explorer\windealist.dll
MD5:8c089c720af0d2e0005f3d5616c12227
Additional files:
  • common.js
  • events.js
  • helpers.js
  • namespace.js
  • observer.js
  • tab.js
  • tab-fennec.js
  • tab-firefox.js
  • tabs.js
  • tabs-firefox.js
  • utils.js
  • worker.js

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • windealist.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'WinDealist' with the class of {B8F10001-9552-4F40-8F61-6765CD22DD9E} (windealist.BHO).

How do I remove WinDealist?

You can uninstall WinDealist 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 WinDealist, 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 WinDealist.
  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 WinDealist you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#21,257

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.69%
Windows 10 26.18%
Windows XP 8.38%
Windows Vista 5.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.37%
Windows 7 Professional 13.61%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.04%
Windows 8.1 10.47%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.38%
Windows 8 5.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

28.16% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 28.16%
  Poland 10.19%
  France 8.74%
  India 8.74%
  Brazil 8.25%
  United Kingdom 5.34%
  Germany 4.85%
  Netherlands 3.88%
  Canada 2.43%
  Spain 1.94%
  Russia 1.46%
  Austria 1.46%
  Argentina 1.46%
  Italy 1.46%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.91%
Acer 18.75%
Dell 10.94%
ASUS 10.16%
Toshiba 9.38%
Lenovo 8.59%
GIGABYTE 3.91%
Samsung 3.13%
Medion 2.34%
Intel 1.56%
Packard Bell 1.56%
Sony 0.78%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.09%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.61%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.61%
ASUSTeK K73SV 1.74%
Gigabyte M68MT-S2P 1.74%
Dell Inspiron N5110 1.74%

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