MarketResearchHelper
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| Ranking: | 16,636 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 852 |
| First Seen: | December 23, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | July 12, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
MarketResearchHelper is an adware infection designed to display numerous advertisements on affected Web browsers or to add marketing content to websites viewed by the affected computer user. MarketResearchHelper is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program. PUPs like MarketResearchHelper may cause various symptoms more commonly associated with threats, such as performance problems and erratic behavior on the affected computer. MarketResearchHelper is installed as a Web browser add-on or plug-in for the most popular Web browsers on Windows, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Due to the fact that MarketResearchHelper may cause numerous problems on affected Web browsers and expose your private information to a third party, security researchers advise the immediate removal of MarketResearchHelper from your computer.
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Researching the Market? Do not Use MarketResearchHelper
MarketResearchHelper is associated with numerous problems and issues that may affect computers. The following are problems that have may be linked to MarketResearchHelper:
- MarketResearchHelper may cause browser redirects used to promote certain websites by raising their page ranking and traffic. MarketResearchHelper may take over the affected Web browser and forces it to visit these types of websites repeatedly.
- MarketResearchHelper is considered adware because MarketResearchHelper may interrupt the computer users' activities by displaying numerous irritating and disrupting pop-up advertisements on the affected Web browser. MarketResearchHelper may also interfere with legitimate websites by adding marketing content to websites being viewed on the affected computer. Some of the more disruptive types of advertisements associated with MarketResearchHelper include banner advertisements or sliding advertisements added to unrelated websites. MarketResearchHelper may also highlight certain words, causing them to make a pop-up window appear on the affected Web browser when the computer user passes the mouse cursor over a highlighted word.
- MarketResearchHelper may cause system performance issues on computers MarketResearchHelper manages to invade. Affected computers may slow down drastically, and their Internet connectivity may also be affected. MarketResearchHelper may also cause the affected Web browser to crash or freeze frequently.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove MarketResearchHelper
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.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | updateMarketResearchHelper.exe | eb9e5d5f4a1279b1e602ff804bbbb28f | 283 |
| 2. | updateMarketResearchHelper.exe | 3eaf90cb698ac837a3f139c414438421 | 135 |
| 3. | utilMarketResearchHelper.exe | 72a23db516cadc8d2a3504545580294b | 119 |
| 4. | updateMarketResearchHelper.exe | 8071fb0b050245c41356bd815f357cce | 55 |
| 5. | updateMarketResearchHelper.exe | e91a34f51229f4a46fa80acd63ac96ec | 43 |
| 6. | utilMarketResearchHelper.exe | b48e08ec6ea6ffcf95154594e95b77a2 | 43 |
| 7. | utilMarketResearchHelper.exe | 0737565d0b7c809b0b8d61095de7b897 | 34 |
| 8. | updateMarketResearchHelper.exe | a867d4c2eff5520baa23eae810cb4cfa | 24 |
| 9. | MarketResearchHelper.PurBrowse.exe | 135b807e7216fbb814cbc9c845516b3e | 15 |
Registry Details
Directories
MarketResearchHelper may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\MarketResearchHelper |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\MarketResearchHelper |
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