MajorGeeks blacklists Havysoft and MassTube for forced malware during installation (Updated)
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 03/17/2015 09:25 AM
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While making a test of the updated MassTube from HavySoft this morning I was given an unexpected detour of spending an hour trying to remove everything they silently installed when I attempted to close the window of one program it tried to install. The X in the corner was grayed out forcing you to reboot or end the process as seen in the picture below.
Baixaki: Has an in depth review, no mention of malware and 1,089,149 downloads. Uses their own downloader that failed repeatedly.
Softonic: Proud to have downloaded 3,409,946 and about 5-6,000 a month. I doubt their numbers but that’s what they claim.
Softpedia: Looks like they might have a custom build, it's clean.
From here it is listed on a handful of “too small to count” websites as well.
Other sites also list their other program, InnoExtractor which we tested as clean but it does ask to install Masstube by default.
This means there are most likely more people infected than a quick glance will show.
HavySoft did contact us and offer us a malware free version but we declined.
Ending the process or rebooting was too little, too late when I discovered 7 programs, including an out of date Java, installed on my computer without any warning.
At this point my browser was hijacked with a sidebar full of ads and even a movie ad running plus one more full size banner. My homepage was changed and the browser began crashing. I could not even keep the browser open long enough to get a good screenshot.
At this point I began uninstalling everything using IOBit Uninstaller to be sure everything was removed and it continually crashed the uninstaller during removal. I also go a DoctorPC popup (seen below) offering to fix my computer of all these problems I didn’t have before I installed MassTube. We have never heard of it and since it’s affiliated with this sleaze ware, I am sure it’s a rogue program. I feel dirty.
Finally it was time to scan my machine with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which came up with 20 problems including executables, files and folders.
Following a reboot it continued to get worse with both of my network adapters gone. Luckily I have a wireless USB so I simply removed it and put it back in. My browser settings are all messed up and I will be spending my day keeping an eye out for any other problems from this sleazy program and developer.
Sadly, some other websites who claim to test software have gone ahead and posted this. One of the larger, well known sites even has it with a 4 star rating by the editor, a 3.7 by the users and has so far infected almost 22,000 people. They claim to have reviewed it today and gave it their 100% clean logo. There's no way the review was updated but instead this website simply updates their review date when the file is updated. Shame on you. Another website claims over 3 million downloads, but I suspect they pad their numbers.
We just can't have the MajorGeeks brand be affiliated with a program that does this. Because of this Havysoft is blacklisted from MajorGeeks.
Baixaki: Has an in depth review, no mention of malware and 1,089,149 downloads. Uses their own downloader that failed repeatedly.
Softonic: Proud to have downloaded 3,409,946 and about 5-6,000 a month. I doubt their numbers but that’s what they claim.
Softpedia: Looks like they might have a custom build, it's clean.
From here it is listed on a handful of “too small to count” websites as well.
Other sites also list their other program, InnoExtractor which we tested as clean but it does ask to install Masstube by default.
This means there are most likely more people infected than a quick glance will show.
HavySoft did contact us and offer us a malware free version but we declined.
Ending the process or rebooting was too little, too late when I discovered 7 programs, including an out of date Java, installed on my computer without any warning.
At this point my browser was hijacked with a sidebar full of ads and even a movie ad running plus one more full size banner. My homepage was changed and the browser began crashing. I could not even keep the browser open long enough to get a good screenshot.
At this point I began uninstalling everything using IOBit Uninstaller to be sure everything was removed and it continually crashed the uninstaller during removal. I also go a DoctorPC popup (seen below) offering to fix my computer of all these problems I didn’t have before I installed MassTube. We have never heard of it and since it’s affiliated with this sleaze ware, I am sure it’s a rogue program. I feel dirty.
Finally it was time to scan my machine with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which came up with 20 problems including executables, files and folders.
Following a reboot it continued to get worse with both of my network adapters gone. Luckily I have a wireless USB so I simply removed it and put it back in. My browser settings are all messed up and I will be spending my day keeping an eye out for any other problems from this sleazy program and developer.
Sadly, some other websites who claim to test software have gone ahead and posted this. One of the larger, well known sites even has it with a 4 star rating by the editor, a 3.7 by the users and has so far infected almost 22,000 people. They claim to have reviewed it today and gave it their 100% clean logo. There's no way the review was updated but instead this website simply updates their review date when the file is updated. Shame on you. Another website claims over 3 million downloads, but I suspect they pad their numbers.
We just can't have the MajorGeeks brand be affiliated with a program that does this. Because of this Havysoft is blacklisted from MajorGeeks.
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