Should I remove bettermarkit?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #27,591
United States Rank #27,161
Reach 0.0057%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.59 days
135.35 days >
Average installed length: 71.12 days
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bettermarkit
from Revizer Technologies
What is bettermarkit?
This is ad-supported software (potentially unwanted adware). From the Terms of Service: "The Software offers you several features to enhance your online experience, enables you to mark text online and to: (a) store the marked text on the webpage for later use; (b) search for related texts and results on the web using common search engines (subject to such search engines’ terms and conditions); (c) highlight the marked text for easy review, and (d) share the marked text on your social network page. The Software will enhance your interaction with websites you browse by adding features, functionality and content through your browser. The Software is FREE of charge and sponsored by advertisements and commercial offers that may be displayed to you by Vendors."
About (from Revizer Technologies)
BetterMarkIt offers text magnification for easy viewing and the ability to store all highlighted text, allowing you to manage marked texts and search for them later on. BetterMarkIt is a revolutionary new tool that seamlessly integrates highlighting, search and sharing functions into your browser. Using BetterMarkIt m... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in bettermarkit.
markitup.exe (0a26cfc7498fd41c10c0c58198ad1ee9) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1104 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.09 |
Adware/Win32.AddLyrics |
avast! |
2014.9-140126 |
Win32:Agent-ASMU [PUP] |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.130 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 |
Comodo Security |
17579 |
Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.26.03 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 |
G Data |
14.1.22 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.78 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 |
Panda Antivirus |
14.01.26.03 |
Suspicious file |
BetterMarkIt_wd.exe (3589431a80c82921b65c88de5f33b5a0) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Application.Generic.639839 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.BAJ |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Application.Generic.639839 |
Comodo Security |
18316 |
ApplicUnwnt |
ESET-NOD32 |
9842 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4 |
Riskware/AD150 |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Application.Generic.639839 |
G Data |
24 |
Application.Generic.639839 |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.178.12184 |
Adware ( 00498b741 ) |
K7GW |
9.178.12184 |
Adware ( 00498b741 ) |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Application.Generic.639839 |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.5c6 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0218 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
29534 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
150.dll (1de6d4a2d5142f31e3def94156ffd6ed) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.AOUR |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.gen |
Dr.Web |
7.00.7.12100 |
Trojan.Revizer.1 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9541 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AG |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10302 |
Adware:Win32/AddLyrics |
View all 28 all detections

bettermarkit 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: bettermarkitnet Soft
URL: bettermarkit.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bettermarkit
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\bettermarkit\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.14 MB
Files installed by bettermarkit
Program executable: | markitup.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\Program Files\bettermarkit\markitup.exe |
MD5: | 0a26cfc7498fd41c10c0c58198ad1ee9 |
Additional files:
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150.dll
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BetterMarkIt_wd.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- 150.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'bettermarkit' with the class of {84cc8ea7-b06f-49cb-b35f-0fefd0f6b85d}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- markitup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'bettermarkit Update' (runs daily at 12:38 PM).
- BetterMarkIt_wd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'bettermarkit_wd' (runs daily at 12:49 PM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- markitup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bettermarkit Update.
- BetterMarkIt_wd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bettermarkit_wd.
How do I remove bettermarkit?
You can uninstall bettermarkit 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 bettermarkit, 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 bettermarkit.
- 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 bettermarkit you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 5%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.75% |
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Windows 10 |
32.74% |
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Windows Vista |
6.19% |
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Windows XP |
5.31% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.68% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.61% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.71% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.93% |
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Windows 8 |
8.04% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.36% |
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Geography
46.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
46.28% |
Brazil |
9.92% |
Italy |
4.96% |
Germany |
4.13% |
Canada |
3.31% |
Sweden |
3.31% |
Saudi Arabia |
2.48% |
DK |
1.65% |
Egypt |
1.65% |
United Kingdom |
1.65% |
Kuwait |
1.65% |
Netherlands |
1.65% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.83% |
Australia |
0.83% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
44.44% |
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Dell |
19.75% |
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Acer |
13.58% |
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Toshiba |
7.41% |
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ASUS |
6.17% |
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Lenovo |
3.70% |
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MSI |
2.47% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.23% |
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American Megatrends |
1.23% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.00% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.00% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.00% |
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Dell Inspiron 1018 |
2.00% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.00% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.00% |
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