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Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

Computer Software Market

Computer Software Market, according to its own promotion, is the largest PC App Store providing trustworthy applications to over 70 million users all around the work. It is suggested that over 10 million apps are available in this market, and it is difficult to believe that all of these apps are trustworthy. In fact, they are not. According to our researchers, while legitimate, harmless apps are available, this market also promotes unreliable ad-supported programs, PUPs, and hijackers, including Picexa, Ooxxsearch.com, and mysearch123.com. As you might know, these programs deserve immediate elimination, and it should come as no surprise that we suggest removing Computer Software Market as well. We classify it as a potentially unwanted program not only because it might introduce you to unreliable software but also because it collects information. Keep reading to learn more about this and other important things.

Woodtale Technology Limited is introduced as the company that has created Computer Software Market. The Privacy Policy also represents this company as “Easy Uninstall,” which is quite strange. On top of that, our researchers claim that the real developer of this potentially unwanted program is ELEX, the same company that stands behind 337Games Virus, Universalsearches.com, and other suspicious PUPs and hijackers. Needless to say, things are not adding up here, which makes the creator of Computer Software Market very suspicious. We have analyzed the Privacy Policy at computersoftwaremarket.com to learn more about the activity of this company and its product. According to the statements provided, while this PUP is supposedly unable to track personal information, it can use web cookies to track user activity, conduct research, and provide “anonymous reporting to internal and external clients.” Unsurprisingly, further information about these “clients” is not provided.

The interface of Computer Software Market is very inviting, and you can access it using a shortcut on the Desktop. This interface is colorful and easy to navigate around; however, that is not an indication that it is trustworthy. As mentioned previously, legitimate apps could be promoted via this program; however, unreliable, malicious apps could be introduced to you as well, which is why you need to be very careful. Some users will find that all installations made via this program fail, which suggests that it is no longer supported or that it is going through technical difficulties. Needless to say, if it does not work, you should not postpone the removal for any longer. If it works, we still advise getting rid of it, but if you do not, you need to be extremely careful. Carelessness could lead to the infiltration of extremely malicious threats or potentially unwanted programs, and you do not want that, do you?

If you have not installed Computer Software Market from computersoftwaremarket.com, it must have entered using a third-party installer. Was it the only program that was installed? Third-party installers usually bundle software together, which is why a quick computer scan might tell you that there are other threats that you need to eliminate from your computer. We suggest using this scanner right away if you find unfamiliar, suspicious programs because you do not want serious threats taking over your operating system while trying to figure out how to delete some PUP. If you are lucky, you will find that you only need to delete Computer Software Market; however, if you discover more threats, do not ignore them. This potentially unwanted program is not dangerous unless you interact with it, but other programs – if they are malicious – could be much more harmful.

The removal process depends on how many and what kind of additional programs were installed onto your PC along with/by Computer Software Market. Hopefully, this PUP is the only unwanted program that you need to eliminate from your computer. The removal guide below explains how to delete this PUP one component at a time. Do not be scared by this process because it is actually quite straightforward. The instructions are clear, and we are sure that you will succeed if you handle the process one step at a time. Needless to say, if highly malicious threats exist on your computer, you should consider using an automated malware detection and removal tool instead. If you do encounter obstacles, we are ready to assist you. You can contact us by commenting below.

Computer Software Market Removal

  1. Launch Explorer by tapping Win+E keys.
  2. Type the directory path into the address bar and Delete the Computer Software Market folder. These are the directories where this folder might be found:
    • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\
    • %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
    • %USERPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
    • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
    • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
    • %PROGRAMFILES%
    • %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%
  3. Launch RUN by tapping Win+R keys.
  4. Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\.
  5. Delete the key representing the PUP.
  6. Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ and repeat step 5.
  7. Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\.
  8. Delete the key called “appstoreService.”
  9. Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\ and repeat step 8.
  10. Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ and repeat step 8.
  11. Delete the shortcut from the Desktop called “Computer Software Market.lnk”.
  12. Remove the initial installer.
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