UnfriendTool
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Ranking: | 3,538 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 7,083 |
First Seen: | April 11, 2014 |
Last Seen: | September 18, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The UnfriendTool is a Web browser add-on classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program. The UnfriendTool is advertised as a Web browser extension that allows computer users to detect if any of their Facebook contacts have unfriended them. However, the UnfriendTool causes a large number of problems on affected Web browsers. PC security researchers strongly recommend computer users to avoid using or installing the UnfriendTool on their computers. If the UnfriendTool is already on your machine, PC threat analysts advocate the use of a reliable security application that is fully up-to-date to remove the UnfriendTool and all components associated with this Web browser add-on.
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The UnfriendTool is not a Recommended Tool to Manage Your Social Networks
The UnfriendTool has been linked to various problems on affected Web browsers. Despite the fact that the UnfriendTool is advertised as a way to manage your social networks, PC security researchers have observed that the main purpose of the UnfriendTool is to generate revenue at the expense of computer users through marketing and advertising. The following are known problems that may be linked to the UnfriendTool and similar PUPs:
- The UnfriendTool may cause the appearance of numerous pop-up messages and other content that may interrupt the computer users' activities on the affected Web browser. Pop-up messages associated with the UnfriendTool may cause computer users to be exposed to potentially unsafe content, known deceitful tactics and other types of unwanted online content.
- The UnfriendTool may create performance issues on affected Web browsers and computers. The UnfriendTool may cause the affected Web browser to freeze, crash or slow down. The UnfriendTool may also affect the infected Web browser's online connectivity, causing Web pages to load slowly or perform poorly.
- The UnfriendTool may make changes to the affected Web browsers' settings. The UnfriendTool the UnfriendTool may lower the affected Web browser's security settings or make it more vulnerable to other types of threats or PUPs.
File System Details
# | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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1. | C:\Program Files\unfriendtool\IE\common.dll | d4c746c75ea838b9b6fc1eabf1957c1c | |
2. | C:\Program Files\unfriendtool\IE\Uninstall.exe |
URLs
UnfriendTool may call the following URLs:
Unfriendtool.com |
anyconvertersearch.com |
https://feed.anyconvertersearch.com/?q= |
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