Should I remove WindowAdvertisement?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 19.65 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.3.0 |
100.00% |
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WindowAdvertisement
from enliple Ltd
What is WindowAdvertisement?
The software runs unwanted processes or programs on the user's computer and does not display adequate disclosures about its behavior.
Overview
WindowAdvertisement is a software program developed by enliple Ltd. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named windowadvertisement.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 4.43 MB (4,640,786 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 58% of users of WindowAdvertisement come from Korea, it is also popular in the United States.
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in WindowAdvertisement.
| windowadvertisement.exe (c1ce54bd47cce45fee16fcd427f30a2c) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
893 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.AdWare |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1185 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| Comodo Security |
17737 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0237 |
BACKDOOR.Trojan |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.08.25.12 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9387 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Kraddare.JC |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/25/2014 |
Riskware/Kraddare |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-25-08_2 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| G Data |
14.8.24 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.711 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.119101 |
| Symantec |
8/25/2014 rev. 2 |
Trojan.ADH |
View all 14 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: WindowAdvertisement
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windowadvertisement
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WindowAdvertisement\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 4.43 MB
Files installed by WindowAdvertisement
| Program executable: | windowadvertisement.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | windowadvertisement |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\windowadvertisement\windowadvertisement.exe |
| MD5: | c1ce54bd47cce45fee16fcd427f30a2c |
Additional files:
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cCommon.ocx - cCommonControl
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Play.dll (by Play) - Player
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uninst.exe - windowadvertisementUninstall
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utilcom.dll
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wtptopc.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- windowadvertisement.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named WindowAdvertisement.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- windowadvertisement.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WindowAdvertisement' which loads as C:\Program Files\WindowAdvertisement\windowadvertisement.exe.
How do I remove WindowAdvertisement?
You can uninstall WindowAdvertisement 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 WindowAdvertisement, 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 WindowAdvertisement.
- 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.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Samsung
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win 10 14%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
57.14% |
|
| Windows XP |
28.57% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.86% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
28.57% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.29% |
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Geography
58.33% of installs come from Korea
Which countries install it?
| Korea |
58.33% |
| United States |
41.67% |