best-markit

best-markit

Known Adware

by Revizer Technologies

What is best-markit?

best-markit is software application developed by Revizer Technologies. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.45% of installations running this operating system. best-markit's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files.

best-markit is most popular in the United States with 32.77% of installations residing in this country.

best-markit adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About best-markit?

The Best-Markit adware program facilitates the display of various types of advertisements, such as banners, inline text links, and popups, by integrating its affiliate ad providers. This is achieved by installing a proxy server on the user's computer, which directs all web page requests through the Remarketable proxy. According to the End User License Agreement (EULA), the Plug-in offers users free features that enhance their internet experience and ability to access information online. By installing the Plug-in, users consent to minor changes in their browser's and operating system's default preferences to enable the installation of the Plug-in. Common symptoms of infection by the Best-Markit adware program include the transformation of random web page text into hyperlinks, unauthorized installation of other adware programs, the appearance of browser popups recommending fake updates or software, and reduced web page loading speed due to multiple ads.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in best-markit.

best-markit158.exe (MD5: 121a6fc2daa542d2aa7e82a39b3b3eec) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Adware-BMG [PUP]
Dr.Web Trojan.Revizer.24
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.cwmwws
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AJ
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AdLyrics.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0326
bestu.exe (MD5: 314b1841237a22dfc2064b6b12c0f117) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AJ
Dr.Web Trojan.Revizer.24
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AdLyrics.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0326
best-markit_wd.exe (MD5: 6200d318bab3a6f134803cb7f93f0ef0) has been flagged by 24 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Application.Generic.620932
AVG Generic5
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.77
Bitdefender Application.Generic.620932
Dr.Web Trojan.Revizer.24
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure Application.Generic.620932
G Data Application.Generic.620932
K7 AntiVirus Adware
K7GW Adware ( 00498b741 )
MicroWorld-eScan Application.Generic.620932
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0415
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.AddLyrics
avast! Win32:Agent-ASMU [PUP]
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 (B)
IKARUS anti.virus Win32.SuspectCrc
Panda Antivirus Suspicious file
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.cwmwws
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AdLyrics.A
best-markit157.exe (MD5: 1ca7074367bf660a3c2a08e0de7c1de5) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AD150.B
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AD150.B
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0326
bestup.exe (MD5: 9bc0b22cd26f8457d5a2b003c58a7f00) has been flagged by 18 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.AddLyrics
avast! Win32:Agent-ASMU [PUP]
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142 (B)
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142
IKARUS anti.virus Win32.SuspectCrc
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.126142
Panda Antivirus Suspicious file
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Revizer.24
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.cwmwws
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.AJ
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AdLyrics.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0326

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • best-markit157.exe runs as a service named 'best-markit' (best-markit).
  • best-markit158.exe runs as a service named 'best-markit' (best-markit).
  • best-markit153.exe runs as a service named 'best-markit' (best-markit) "best-markit".
Scheduled tasks:
  • bestup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'best-markit Update' (runs daily at 06:32 p.m.).
  • bestu.exe is scheduled as a task named 'best-markit Update' (runs daily at 11:13 AM).
  • best-markit_wd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'best-markit_wd' (runs daily at 11:24 AM).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • bestup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named best-markit Update.
  • bestu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named best-markit Update.
  • best-markit_wd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named best-markit_wd.

Software Details

URL:
https://best-markit.com/terms-of-service
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\best-markit
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\best-markit\Uninstall.exe
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

best-markit Executable Details

Primary executable:
bestup.exe
Name:
best-markit
Path:
C:\Program Files\best-markit\bestup.exe
MD5:
9bc0b22cd26f8457d5a2b003c58a7f00
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by best-markit
File Type Filename MD5
XPI
11105f77b61fcb7cb07470538e003e80
CRX
638ad0c562291b019e89db20326fc509
XPI
41ad49983457115d694b0e96d7d9b040
CRX
2ab214a8a49c1dc7c7ba102d4e4fc21b
EXE
1ca7074367bf660a3c2a08e0de7c1de5
EXE
bestup.exe
Malware
9bc0b22cd26f8457d5a2b003c58a7f00