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Should I remove blekko Anti-Phishing?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #21,336
United States Rank #39,297
Reach 0.0096%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.13 days
416.82 days >
Average installed length: 219.01 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 100.00%

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blekko Anti-Phishing

What is blekko Anti-Phishing?

blekko Anti-Phishing is a bundled installation of the Visicom Media Anti-phishing Domain Advisor powered by Panda. The Visicom Anti-phishing Domain Advisor Toolbar, powered by Panda Security, will analyze the current web sites you are visiting against a URL database and determine if the site is a potential phishing threat. The toolbar is also included in both Panda Cloud Antivirus free and paid version.

About  (from Visicom Media inc)

The Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor ensures you navigate the Web safely by protecting you from "phishing sites" (copycats of legitimate sites that steal your personal info) or "malware sites" designed to harm your computer. The Anti-Phishing Domain Advisor is continuously checking sites that you visit against a list of re...  Read more

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named blekkoAntiphishing.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 758.33 KB (776,528 bytes).
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Connects to the Internet
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: blekko Anti-Phishing (Powered by Panda Security)
URL: software.visicommedia.com/en/products/antiphishing
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\blekko Anti-Phishing
Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\blekko Anti-Phishing\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 758.33 KB

Program filesFiles installed by blekko Anti-Phishing

Program executable:blekkoAntiphishing.exe
Name:blekko Anti-phishing
blekko Anti-phishing (Powered by Panda Security)
Path:C:\ProgramData\blekko Anti-Phishing\blekkoAntiphishing.exe
MD5:a4ada5bc52310f100c29f3021a62db91
Additional files:
  • blekkoAntiphishing.dll (by blekko Anti-Phishing (Powered by Panda Security)) - blekko Anti-phishing (blekko Anti-phishing (Powered by Panda Security))
  • blekkoAntiphishing.exe (by blekko Anti-Phishing (Powered by Panda Security))
  • uninstall.exe - blekko Anti-Phishing (blekko Anti-Phishing Uninstaller)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • blekkoAntiphishing.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'blekko Anti-Phishing' which loads as "C:\ProgramData\blekko Anti-Phishing\blekkoAntiphishing.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • blekkoAntiphishing.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\blekko Anti-Phishing\blekkoAntiphishing.exe'.
Network connections
  • blekkoAntiphishing.exe connects to 173.45.161.117 (port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

blekkoAntiphishing.exe
Memory:6.79 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0007475997%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00070504%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00004256%
0.015104% average

How do I remove blekko Anti-Phishing?

You can uninstall blekko Anti-Phishing 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 blekko Anti-Phishing, 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 blekko Anti-Phishing.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win Vista (SP2) 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 70%
Keep it 30%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.68%
Windows XP 16.32%
Windows 10 6.84%
Windows Vista 3.16%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 45.26%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.32%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.74%
Windows 7 Professional 8.42%
Windows 8 Pro 3.68%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.80% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
  Iran 19.80%
  United States 12.69%
  DZ 8.63%
  Indonesia 8.63%
  Malaysia 6.60%
  MK 5.08%
  Egypt 4.57%
  IQ 4.57%
  Romania 4.57%
  India 2.54%
  TN 2.54%
  NG 1.52%
  Pakistan 1.52%
  China 1.02%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.90%
Acer 23.02%
Hewlett-Packard 17.99%
ASUS 12.95%
GIGABYTE 9.35%
Toshiba 5.04%
Samsung 2.88%
Lenovo 1.44%
Sony 1.44%
Common models
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 4.17%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.33%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.33%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 2.50%
HP 630 Notebook PC 2.50%
Dell Inspiron N5010 1.67%

About Visicom Media inc

Visicom Media Network or VMN.net is a Web portal with a number of free services for users. Its headquarters is in Brossard, Quebec. The domain VMN.
Publisher URL: software.visicommedia.com

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