HDWallpaper

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 9,891
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 3,024
First Seen: August 11, 2016
Last Seen: September 6, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The HDWallpaper application may attract users that use custom visual styles for their desktops and wish to pair them with a beautiful desktop background. The HDWallpaper application is available for free download at Hd-wpaper.com, and you may encounter it on free software deployment platforms. PC users that are using Windows 10 may like that the HDWallpaper software has an interface that is influenced by the latest trends in program design from Microsoft. The HDWallpaper can be integrated into Windows 10 seamlessly and is accessible from a widget on your desktop that you can control by hovering over the right edge of your screen. The HDWallpaper is published as freeware, but there is not such thing as free lunch, and you should pay attention to its privacy policy and EULA. The HDWallpaper program may drop Web beacons and persistent tracking cookies on your device as you can see in the following text from www.hd-wpaper.com/privacy.html:

'We use various technologies to collect and store information when you visit an HD Wallpaper service, and this may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. We also use cookies and anonymous identifiers when you interact with services we offer to our partners, such as advertising services or HD Wallpaper features that may appear on other sites.'

Some users may not like that aspect of the HDWallpaper software and wish to reconsider installing it. Cookies are not unsafe objects and serve sites and apps to adapt to your behavior and provide better user experience. However, you may not like third-parties related to HDWallpaper having access to your Internet history. The HDWallpaper app may be useful to a degree, but you should not allow it to share your data with third parties you are not aware of. HDWallpaper is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that scanners may detect under the tag PUP.Optional.HDWallPaper. You can remove HDWallpaper with the help of a trusted anti-spyware that can delete potentially corrupted cookies on your PC.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove HDWallpaper

File System Details

HDWallpaper may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. HDWallPaper-setup.exe d58c5deaa444a0531173e989bd5bf1c5 1

Registry Details

HDWallpaper may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
HDWallPaper.lnk
Regexp file mask
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\HDWallPaper
SOFTWARE\HDWallpaper
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\HDWallPaper
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run\HDWallPaper
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HDWallPaper

Directories

HDWallpaper may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HDWallPaper
%PROGRAMFILES%\HDWallPaper
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\HDWallPaper
%appdata%\HDWallPaper

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