lucky leap 3.0.0
What is lucky leap?
From the privacy policy - "We use the information we collect from and receive about users to provide the Software to you, to measure and improve the Software, to personalize your experience by delivering relevant content, advertising, and marketing messages, and to provide you with customer support and respond to inquiries. We may use aggregated, anonymous data about use of and activity on the Software to assist us in this regard and such data is not subject to this Privacy Policy."
Functionality of the toolbar includes:
- Changing the web browser's default home page.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- May 'inject' advertising in the form of context ads, links and pop-ups.
Luck leap is distributed through a number of download bundles including ones from CBS Interactive, Download and Install Ltd (download.safeinstall.org), Download Admin (vlc.cc) and UpdateStar to name a few.
About (from Yontoo Technology)
The Software provides a suite of toolbar-style browser features that customize and enhance your interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in your browser. Such features include, without limitation, tools and applications for search, text referencing, video... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in lucky leap.
| luckyleapBHO.dll (86c127216533486a18e491da485ae71b) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0268 |
Adware.Plugin.100 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8799 |
probably a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.A |
| Malwarebytes |
v2013.09.25.01 |
PUP.Optional.LuckyLeap.A |
| McAfee |
5600.7208 |
Artemis!86C127216533 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7208 |
Artemis!86C127216533 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.268 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0901 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
21466 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| updateluckyleap.exe (1453cf605a8fe401ff59ebb97595e906) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| Dr.Web |
7.00.7.12100 |
Trojan.BPlug.9 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9399 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.G |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| G Data |
24 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
AdWare.LuckyLeap |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0001 |
PUP.Optional.LuckyLeap.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!1453CF605A8F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!1453CF605A8F |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| nProtect |
2014-02-09.01 |
Adware.LuckyLeap.C |
| Sophos |
4.97.0 |
Lucky Leap |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0205 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
26294 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 24 all detections
lucky leap 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: luckyleap
URL: luckyleap.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lucky leap
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\lucky leap\luckyleapuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.17 MB
Files installed by lucky leap 3.0.0
| Program module: | luckyleapBHO.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | lucky leap |
| Signed by: | lucky leap |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\lucky leap\luckyleapBHO.dll |
| MD5: | 86c127216533486a18e491da485ae71b |
Additional files:
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IEClient.dll (by luckyleap) - lucky leap
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(Malware detected) luckyleapBHO.dll (by luckyleap)
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luckyleapUninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) updateluckyleap.exe - luckyleap
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- luckyleapBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'lucky leap' with the class of {d77aa852-def3-43cb-a3f5-bd679de72f32}.
- IEClient.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'lucky leap' with the class of {d77aa852-def3-43cb-a3f5-bd679de72f32}.
Service
- updateluckyleap.exe runs as a service named 'Update lucky leap' (Update lucky leap).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| updateluckyleap.exe |
| Memory: | 26.81 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001121973% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005108% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006112% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 136,729 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 20 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 49 Bytes | |
How do I remove lucky leap?
You can uninstall lucky leap 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 lucky leap 3.0.0, 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 lucky leap.
- 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 lucky leap 3.0.0 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.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #3,765
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.94% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.17% |
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| Windows XP |
9.39% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.46% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.46% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.21% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.02% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.57% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.36% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.87% |
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Geography
42.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.17% |
| Taiwan |
2.95% |
| United Kingdom |
2.89% |
| Germany |
2.66% |
| Italy |
2.66% |
| France |
2.10% |
| Turkey |
2.00% |
| India |
1.90% |
| Israel |
1.71% |
| Brazil |
1.67% |
| Canada |
1.64% |
| Japan |
1.64% |
| Netherlands |
1.48% |
| Belgium |
1.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.35% |
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| Dell |
21.07% |
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| Acer |
15.73% |
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| ASUS |
10.40% |
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| Toshiba |
7.98% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.78% |
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| Samsung |
5.12% |
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| Lenovo |
3.74% |
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| Intel |
1.76% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.16% |
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| Sahara |
0.94% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.25% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.76% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.86% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.25% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.09% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
1.93% |
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About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com