Astromenda

Astromenda

Known Adware

by installCore

What is Astromenda?

Astromenda is software application developed by installCore. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.62% of installations running this operating system. Astromenda's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 18 files.

Astromenda is most popular in the United States with 65.14% of installations residing in this country.

About Astromenda?

Astromenda/Astromendario is a web browser application that may change your default search engine to add Astromenda's search engine or any of Astromenda's affiliates. The search engine is provided free of charge and offers high-quality search results. The application displays banner ads and contextual link ads, such as hyperlinks, on web pages, regardless of their affiliation with the publisher. It is often bundled by deceptive third-party download managers. In addition to displaying advertisements, the application may also modify browser settings and hijack the home page and search provider. According to the End User License Agreement (EULA), the software provides a new tab screen that includes favorite websites, 3rd party content, and other customizable features. Users can customize the NewTab page, add specific widgets or pages, and integrate third-party search services. Astromenda may change the new tab page and default search engine on any browser to add the Astromenda new tab application or search engine, which is provided at no cost and offers quality search results.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Astromenda.

astromenda.exe (MD5: 66f739f9a09f49164e1b99023884298a) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.11662053
AegisLab W32.Sality
Bitdefender Trojan.Generic.11662053
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Generic.11662053
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.11662053
G Data Trojan.Generic.11662053
McAfee Artemis!66F739F9A09F
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Sality.bh
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.11662053
nProtect Trojan.Generic.11662053
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17697D6F!392789359
Symantec WS.Reputation

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • astromenda.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_66A9FFFA7C06621DBED36799B4F4B04F' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Astromenda\Application\astromenda.exe" --no-startup-window.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.astromendabarand.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Astromenda
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files2\ASTROM~1\\uninstall.exe"
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Astromenda Executable Details

Primary executable:
dpinst32.exe
Name:
Astromenda
Path:
C:\Program Files\Astromenda\dpinst32.exe
MD5:
30a0afee4aea59772db6434f1c0511ab
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Astromenda
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
ceee10a8b8a466ec019aded5f47a6733
DLL
c56cf1fc117f8c1753c394b678357f97
DLL
473f52375ca7e36bf2cce5bf30dacc2d
DLL
e29723c4a510be7e3bce551f0fbc576f
DLL
a47d6bd7a10d1d406e31132ad03c36d9
DLL
01e5820a4dac5220478489321324466b
EXE
8bd696b45e907a6e5859e30bad9b24ed
DLL
d9997212254ab2828b5d7eb061f8f6b6
DLL
8188957a68a7f030caa540dd0b67dd04
DLL
d3ba4345975548b18238fd6e1573a759