Should I remove diamondata?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,014
United States Rank #31,549
Reach 0.0148%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.22 days
272.10 days >
Average installed length: 142.97 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.0.0 |
100.00% |
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diamondata 3.0.0
What is diamondata?
The diamondata adware is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.
What it does:
- Modifies the default search engine and search provider.
- Changes the default browser home page.
- Adds search functionality from the address bar.
- Adds alternative redirection "page not found".
- May display contextual advertising.
The software is distributed through various 3rd-party bundleware installation including goforfiles.com (Righway Technologies) and simple-files.com (Blisbury LLP).
About (from Yontoo Technology)
We promise to keep the diamondata product suite free for everyone to use! In order to keep diamondata free, we're supported by advertisements on the websites where diamondata is working hard to improve your web experience. These ads are not affiliated with nor endorsed by the underlying website on which they appear. di... 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 diamondata.
diamondataBHO.dll (d743439590f5d4c2afde851d466fdf5b) has been flagged by the following 24 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Agent |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.144.160 |
APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
Antiy-AVL |
0.1.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14422 |
Adware.Win32.Agent.aeRS |
CAT-QuickHeal |
4.14.12.00 |
AdWare.Agent.ahbx (Not a Virus) |
Comodo Security |
18144 |
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0112 |
Trojan.BPlug.17 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9704 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.F |
Fortinet FortiGate |
4/22/2014 |
Adware/Agent |
G Data |
14.4.24 |
Win32.Application.BrowseFox |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.176.11833 |
Unwanted-Program |
K7GW |
13.176.11833 |
Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.3976 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.ah.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.04.22.05 |
PUP.Optional.DiamonData.A |
McAfee |
5600.7152 |
Artemis!D743439590F5 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7152 |
Artemis!D743439590F5 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.59492 |
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cqycvd |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA EO |
SUPERAntiSpyware |
10650 |
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0301 |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.0 |
AdWare.Agent |
VIPRE Antivirus |
28474 |
Yontoo (fs) |
updatediamondata.exe (a008dfdb1248a952c9ae2c0b652edf41) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Kranet! |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet |
AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Yontoo (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH |
ESET-NOD32 |
10300 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.7.5.0 |
PUA.BrowseFox |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.183.13139 |
Trojan ( 0049c6b61 ) |
K7GW |
9.183.13139 |
Trojan ( 0049c6b61 ) |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.DiamonData.A |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!A008DFDB1248 |
Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Chgt.B |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0817 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
32462 |
Yontoo (fs) |
View all 39 all detections
diamondata 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: diamondata
URL: diamondata.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\diamondata
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\diamondata\diamondatauninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.17 MB
Files installed by diamondata 3.0.0
Program executable: | diamondataOPC.exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\diamondata\diamondataOPC.exe |
MD5: | 19730ed08b8566f3da266d05ce10dae1 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) diamondataBHO.dll - diamondata
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diamondata.Common.dll - diamondata Common
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(Malware detected) updatediamondata.exe
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diamondataUninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- diamondataBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'diamondata' with the class of {9cfa5939-8996-40ed-97bb-3c34c4ae8501}.
Service
- updatediamondata.exe runs as a service named 'Update diamondata' (Update diamondata).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
updatediamondata.exe |
Memory: | 14.18 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001270073% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00006350% | |
User CPU: | 0.00006350% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 54,473 | |
I/O reads/min: | 627 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 252 Bytes | |
How do I remove diamondata?
You can uninstall diamondata 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 diamondata 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 diamondata.
- 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 diamondata 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
70.79% |
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Windows 10 |
17.87% |
|
Windows XP |
10.31% |
|
Windows Vista |
1.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.59% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.48% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
12.41% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.34% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
4.83% |
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Windows 8 |
3.79% |
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Geography
14.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
14.39% |
MA |
7.91% |
Germany |
5.04% |
India |
4.32% |
Taiwan |
3.96% |
DZ |
3.96% |
IQ |
2.88% |
Philippines |
2.88% |
Brazil |
2.52% |
TN |
2.52% |
Iran |
2.52% |
Egypt |
2.52% |
France |
2.16% |
Belgium |
1.80% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
25.89% |
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Dell |
19.29% |
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Acer |
17.26% |
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ASUS |
12.18% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.58% |
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Toshiba |
5.58% |
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Samsung |
5.08% |
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American Megatrends |
2.54% |
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Lenovo |
2.03% |
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Intel |
1.52% |
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Medion |
1.02% |
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Sahara |
1.02% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.38% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.92% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.92% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.92% |
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Dell OptiPlex 755 |
2.19% |
|
Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.19% |
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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