Should I remove Zombie News?
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 #9,424
United States Rank #8,238
Reach 0.0395%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.88 days
320.85 days >
Average installed length: 168.58 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.7.79 |
5.39% |
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2.7.75 |
0.39% |
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2.7.73 |
0.51% |
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2.7.69 |
2.44% |
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2.7.67 |
2.95% |
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2.7.65 |
18.87% |
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2.7.64 |
1.16% |
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2.7.63 |
3.85% |
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2.7.62 |
0.90% |
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2.7.61 |
8.22% |
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2.7.60 |
1.28% |
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2.7.59 |
7.32% |
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2.7.58 |
0.39% |
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2.7.57 |
1.03% |
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2.7.56 |
0.13% |
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2.7.55 |
4.88% |
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2.7.54 |
0.39% |
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2.7.51 |
4.11% |
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2.7.50 |
24.01% |
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2.7.48 |
0.39% |
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2.7.47 |
3.08% |
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2.7.46 |
2.57% |
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2.7.45 |
1.93% |
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2.7.43 |
1.41% |
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2.7.42 |
0.39% |
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2.7.39 |
1.03% |
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2.7.38 |
1.03% |
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Zombie News
from Time Lapse Solutions
What is Zombie News?
Zombie News (Injekt) is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site.
About: "Zombie News is entirely free to use. In order to keep Zombie News free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you may see additional ads when Zombie News is installed. We do not allow any really annoying ads, sexual content, or intrusive media; we've only partnered with high-quality ad providers to deliver the best user experience possible."
About (from Time Lapse Solutions)
Zombie News is a free application that notifies you of an impending zombie invasion. Zombie News scours the web for additional news and other content to determine the risk of a zombie invasion. In some cases, we may display product offers during your installation process. Of course, you will have the ability to accept ... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Adds a background Windows Service
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Zombie News.
ZombieNewsService.exe (7e19751503bb56d81bf03c34a984d2a9) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Application.Generic.1132554 |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Downloader |
Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate.G |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Application.Generic.1132554 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
Comodo Security |
21595 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Adware.Yontoo.67 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.11402 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.G.gen |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Adware/PullUpdate |
F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Application.Generic.1132554 |
G Data |
15.4.25 |
Application.Generic.1132554 |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15432 |
Adware |
K7GW |
13.202.15432 |
Adware ( 004afdd71 ) |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.10 |
PUP.Optional.ZombieNews.A |
McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Artemis!7E19751503BB |
MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Application.Generic.1132554 |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA NI |
Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Msil.Adware.Pullupdate.Aiij |
VIPRE Antivirus |
38922 |
MSIL.Adware.PullUpdate |
View all 22 all detections
Zombie News 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
Help link: www.zombienewsapp.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\zombienews
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\ZombieNews\uninstall.exe /kb=y /ic=1
Estimated size: 1.42 MB
Files installed by Zombie News
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ZombieNews.exe - Zombie News (ZombieNews)
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ZombieNews64.exe
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ZombieNewsService.exe - ZombieNews Service
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- ZombieNewsService.exe runs as a service named 'ZombieNews' (ZombieNews).
How do I remove Zombie News?
You can uninstall Zombie News 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 Zombie News, 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 Zombie News.
- 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 IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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GLOBAL RANK
#9,424
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
50.06% |
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Windows 10 |
42.17% |
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Windows Vista |
5.35% |
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Windows XP |
2.42% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.04% |
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Windows 8.1 |
25.29% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.53% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.45% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.49% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.24% |
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Geography
50.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
50.72% |
France |
12.76% |
Germany |
7.92% |
Brazil |
7.41% |
Canada |
4.94% |
United Kingdom |
3.40% |
India |
3.29% |
Australia |
2.98% |
Italy |
2.78% |
Spain |
1.95% |
DK |
0.31% |
Argentina |
0.31% |
Iran |
0.21% |
Egypt |
0.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
32.66% |
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Acer |
18.90% |
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Dell |
17.43% |
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ASUS |
9.17% |
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Toshiba |
7.71% |
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Lenovo |
4.59% |
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Samsung |
3.30% |
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Medion |
2.20% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.02% |
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Intel |
1.28% |
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Sony |
0.73% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.64% |
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HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.22% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.22% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.80% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.38% |
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HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.53% |
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