FreeApps

FreeApps

Known Toolbar

by VTools

What is FreeApps?

FreeApps is software application developed by VTools. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.54% of installations running this operating system. FreeApps's installer is typically 795.00 KB in size and installs around 5 files. The most common release is 1.4.1 with 38.57% of all installations currently using this version.

FreeApps is most popular in the United States with 62.75% of installations residing in this country.

About FreeApps?

FreeApps is a versatile software offering a wide range of features and functionalities. It comes with the option to install an accompanying toolbar, which provides additional web browser capabilities. The toolbar may display ad-supported content, including banners, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial, and in-text link advertisements. It is compatible with popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and is distributed through various reliable platforms during installation. Additionally, the browser extension offers customizable settings for the home page, search preferences, and, in some instances, enhances browser load time. It also offers features to lock settings within Firefox, ensuring their stability, and provides the flexibility to disable Content Security Policy for expansive plugin functionality.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in FreeApps.

FreeApps[old].exe (MD5: ca4cb9d7811ff6af18ca9aeff4e9ca8d) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 probably a variant of Win32/FreeNew
Norman W32/FakeAntiSpy.B

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • FreeApps.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'FreeApp' and executes as "C:\Program Files\FreeApps\FreeApps.exe" /autorun.
  • FreeApps[old].exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'FreeApp' and executes as "C:\Program Files\freeapps\freeapps.exe" /autorun.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.freenew.net
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\FreeApps
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\FreeApps\FreeApps.exe /uninstall
Size:
795.00 KB
Language:
English

FreeApps Executable Details

Primary executable:
FreeApps.exe
Name:
FreeApps
Path:
C:\Program Files\FreeApps\FreeApps.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by FreeApps
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
b5618397e18f1e237d21724ed15e3a43
EXE
ca4cb9d7811ff6af18ca9aeff4e9ca8d
EXE
4593bff42a2e0790733cc3ef9c9ea62b
EXE
111c184250ff61db66a5f4c9c42b28b0
EXE
c62994f737508ad8ddc6a6f83c677d4d