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
EXE
2b916c56107f57e011b75689e1697d8d
EXE
8dd1a3ad1b6fab80f11665f1a052f3b3
DLL
9328032eff66f6e9fc8146c3475e5f54
DLL
64402e5399d1d5b47e49301d0e6c136c
EXE
a0c32e53d3d4b1b94a85f8f08adcb71d
DLL
1373bd17d0a0c04d8a60d3c272455832
EXE
66f739f9a09f49164e1b99023884298a
EXE
30a0afee4aea59772db6434f1c0511ab