FunMoods

Posted: January 18, 2012

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Ranking:	1,717
Threat Level:	5/10
Infected PCs:	338,569

First Seen:	January 18, 2012
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

FunMoods may be classified as either adware or as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) due to its predilection for inserting advertisements into online searches and its disingenuous installation/removal methods. While FunMoods is marketed in the form of an add-on that helps Chrome display various emoticons and smiley faces, FunMoods also includes other features that are less desirable than a smile, such as changing your browser settings to display a different homepage, altering your search results and requiring additional effort to be deleted from your PC. While SpywareRemove.com malware researchers can't classify FunMoods as anything worse than a low-level PC threat, if you do need to get rid of FunMoods, anti-malware scans should be considered the most efficient means of doing so.

FunMoods and the Smile that Darkens Your Day

Like other would-be emoticon plugins like SweetIM or Facemoods, FunMoods is a browser extension that offers a legitimate feature alongside various functions that FunMoods keeps quiet about – until after you download FunMoods and find out what FunMoods does for yourself.

While FunMoods does offer the smiley package that FunMoods claims to have, malware researchers have also seen other features in FunMoods of questionable merit, as listed here:

FunMoods may change Chrome's homepage (to start.funmoods.com, home.funmoods.com or another self-promoting site) and reset this change if you attempt to undo it.
FunMoods may place irrelevant advertising links in your online search results.
FunMoods may change your default search engine to one of its own preference.
Even removing FunMoods is made unnecessarily difficult, and SpywareRemove.com malware research team especially emphasizes that using Control Panel to uninstall FunMoods still will leave many of FunMoods's changes on your PC.

Detecting FunMoods once FunMoods is aboard shouldn't prove to be any kind of problem since FunMoods visibly alters Chrome's interface to include an additional toolbar for itself.

Kicking the FunMoods PUP to the Curb

FunMoods is often installed in freeware packages (such as Video Grabber or PDF Creator), although, in most cases, FunMoods-free versions of said software are available at reputable websites. Paying careful attention to the installation processes for such programs can help to prevent a potential FunMoods infection if you're uninterested in its services.

Strong browser protection, anti-malware software and a willingness to avoid suspicious applets, surveys and advertisements can all serve you well in keeping FunMoods's smiling face away from your PC. Deleting FunMoods, as in most cases with various types of adware and PUPs, should be handled by any available anti-malware program that's at your disposal.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe

File name: UpdateTask.exe
Size: 95.23 KB (95232 bytes)
MD5: 09bae50e8b3eb8eadcd0e3408d2ba0d2
Detection count: 1,651
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016

%APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe

File name: UpdateTask.exe
Size: 97.79 KB (97792 bytes)
MD5: 9a680b2ca832439aaf55e6c1eae1aaeb
Detection count: 171
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016

%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Datos de programa\FunmoodsChat\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe

File name: UpdateTask.exe
Size: 105.47 KB (105472 bytes)
MD5: 5f3c086fdf17cc6b9cc058337eb31949
Detection count: 105
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Datos de programa\FunmoodsChat\UpdateProc
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016

%APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe

File name: UpdateTask.exe
Size: 99.32 KB (99328 bytes)
MD5: e6e2cef6dded1a9ad8906c0c60e1a2cd
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Funmoods\UpdateProc
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016