ClickPotato

ClickPotato

Known Toolbar

by Pinball Corporation

What is ClickPotato?

ClickPotato is software application developed by Pinball Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 58.73% of installations running this operating system. ClickPotato's installer is typically 514.00 KB in size and installs around 7 files. The most common release is 10.0.659.0 with 17.46% of all installations currently using this version.

ClickPotato is most popular in the United States with 29.49% of installations residing in this country.

ClickPotato adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About ClickPotato?

ClickPotato is a browser plugin that is supported by advertisements, which may appear as additional banners and in-text links. It is distributed through various monetization platforms during installation and includes features that can modify the default or custom settings of the browser, such as the home page and search settings. According to the publisher FAQs, the ClickPotato browser add-on provides access to free online video content, including popular TV shows and films, directly from the web browser. Users can find the ClickPotato TV icon in the toolbar section of their Internet Explorer browser and open the menu to access the free content. ClickPotato is offered for free, with the understanding that users will view a limited amount of advertising in exchange for accessing the online content. It is compared to traditional TV, where viewers are shown commercials in exchange for watching TV shows.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in ClickPotato.

ClickPotatoLiteSAHook.dll (MD5: 861d92e953f7a92528ba7cfc59e6aaaa) has been flagged by 37 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Hotbar!7eS1CUBf64c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.HDC
Avira AntiVir Adware/Hotbar.A.257
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.AG
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Genome.ae
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
Bkav FE W32.Cloddce.Trojan.4c76
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Hotbar (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
Fortinet FortiGate W32/Genome.XGBX!tr
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
G Data Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Win32.HotBar
Jiangmin DangerousObject.Multi.fky
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Genome.xgbx
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Adware.HotBar.CP
McAfee Generic PUP.x!vd
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.x!vd
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Heur.iy8@RaddM7li
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Zango.dynsq
Sophos Hotbar
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
The Hacker Trojan/Genome.xgbx
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.1EJS11
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.1EJS11
Vba32 AntiVirus Trojan.Genome.xe
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
avast! Win32:HotBar-BL [Adw]
Clam AntiVirus Suspect.W32.AdInstall
Total Defense Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
ClickPotatoLiteSACB.exe (MD5: 8443787e7521650da7e1e1217312b7ba) has been flagged by 40 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Agent!3jQCWIJMzDc
Avira AntiVir Adware/Agent.265728
avast! Win32:HotBar-CB [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.AR
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Genome.afXu
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
Bkav FE W32.Clod7b7.Trojan.27f4
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Genome.ywtd
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet FortiGate W32/Adware_fam.NB
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
G Data Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin Trojan/Genome.cocj
K7 AntiVirus Adware ( 00004ed11 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0033db5b1 )
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Genome.ywtd
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Adware.HotBar.CP
McAfee Artemis!8443787E7521
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!8443787E7521
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Genome.olkwp
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12ACC73E!313313086
Sophos Generic PUA DK
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.0BL711
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.0BL711
Vba32 AntiVirus Trojan.Genome.yw
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.HDC
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zango.15
The Hacker Trojan/Genome.xgbx
Clam AntiVirus Suspect.W32.AdInstall
Total Defense Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe (MD5: f043b0d1136ba45649bcd78e0a56b484) has been flagged by 41 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Shopper!99I2YyIFPS0
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir Adware/Cicoh.A.1
avast! NSIS:HotBar-A [Adw]
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Genome.atw
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Hotbar (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus Win.Adware.Shopper-15
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.260
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.E
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Shopper
F-Prot W32/HotBar.M.gen!Eldorado
G Data Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin AdWare/Shopper.w
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 000001021 )
K7GW Backdoor ( 04c539cc1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.il
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Shopper.il.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Adware.ClickPotato
McAfee Generic PUP.x!tq
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.x!tq
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Zango.zevtk
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.129E44A4!312362148
Sophos 180solutions
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Zango-Heur
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Trend Micro TROJ_HOTBAR.SQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_HOTBAR.SQ
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Shopper
VIPRE Antivirus Pinball Corporation (fs)
Bkav FE W32.Clod7b7.Trojan.27f4
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@Reh76smi
The Hacker Trojan/Genome.xgbx
Total Defense Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll (MD5: d19b98af7fe38b99e5f9c53eb80ec8f8) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Agent!gsCD35QX4hI
Avira AntiVir ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2
avast! Win32:HotBar-BL [Adw]
AVG Zango
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.ClickPotato (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus Suspect.W32.AdInstall
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.HotBar.DE
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.173
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet FortiGate W32/180Solutions.1ELQ11!tr
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
G Data Gen:Adware.Heur.ju9@RS1ZBLmi
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin Adware/HotBar.ck
Malwarebytes Adware.ClickPotato
McAfee Artemis!D19B98AF7FE3
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!D19B98AF7FE3
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.HotBar.ilofc
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Total Defense Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.1ELQ11
Vba32 AntiVirus Trojan.BHORA.03023
VIPRE Antivirus Pinball Corporation. (v)
ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe (MD5: 9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f) has been flagged by 48 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir Adware/ClickPotato.A.249
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.HotBar.gen
avast! Win32:Zango-AS [PUP]
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
ByteHero BDV Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.ClickPotato (Not a Virus)
Commtouch SDK W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato!IK
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Hotbar
F-Prot W32/180Solutions.D.gen
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
G Data Gen:Adware.Heur.Vq0@RuUm@0i
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin Adware/HotBar.em
K7 AntiVirus Adware
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar
McAfee Generic PUP.x!td
McAfee-GW-Edition Generic PUP.x!td
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
ESET NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Norman W32/Suspicious_Gen2.OVSTY
PC Tools Trojan.Gen
Sophos Hotbar
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.Zango-Heur
Symantec Trojan.Gen
Trend Micro ADW_CLICKPOTATO
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_CLICKPOTATO
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.HotBar.ec
VIPRE Antivirus Zango.CommonElements
VirusBuster Adware.Agent!FHutSEqxKhQ
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
Agnitum Outpost Adware.Shopper!99I2YyIFPS0
AVG Zango
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Genome.atw
Clam AntiVirus Win.Adware.Shopper-15
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.E
K7GW Backdoor ( 04c539cc1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Shopper.il.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Adware.ClickPotato
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Heur.ju3@RWTPgPdi
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Zango.zevtk
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.129E44A4!312362148
Bkav FE W32.Clod7b7.Trojan.27f4
The Hacker Trojan/Genome.xgbx
Total Defense Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.clickpotato.com
Support:
https://www.clickpotato.com/help
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.19.0
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\ClickPotatoLite\bin\11.0.19.0\ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe" Web
Size:
514.00 KB
Language:
English

ClickPotato Executable Details

Primary executable:
ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe
Name:
ClickPotato
Path:
C:\Program Files\clickpotatolite\bin\11.0.19.0\ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe
MD5:
9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by ClickPotato
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
LaunchHelp.dll
59e7963c59b5a379cc96700bfadf438a
DLL
ClickPotatoLiteSAHook.dll
Malware
861d92e953f7a92528ba7cfc59e6aaaa
EXE
ClickPotatoLiteSACB.exe
Malware
8443787e7521650da7e1e1217312b7ba
EXE
ClickPotatoLiteUninstaller.exe
Malware
f043b0d1136ba45649bcd78e0a56b484
DLL
ClickPotatoLiteSABHO.dll
Malware
d19b98af7fe38b99e5f9c53eb80ec8f8
EXE
ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe
Malware
9f1149792d78195a10d4dbf471a2dd9f
DLL
ClickPotatoLiteSAAX.dll
6a87b3348a0b93e7f56118c164fc5334