What is OKitSpace.dll?

OKITSPACE ads inserted on w3.org, labeled "ads not by this site"

OKITSPACE is a browser add-on that inserts advertising on web pages that the user visits. The ads may be inserted on web sites that does not have any form of advertising to begin with. During my testing, the inserted ads were labeled ads not by this site.

If you have OKITSPACE installed on your machine, you may see connections to addr.okitspace.com, open.okitspace.com and ads.okitspace.com due to the inserted ads.

The main files of the OKITSPACE software are OKitSpace.dll, utilsDll.dll and PluginProtect.exe.

OKITSPACE appears as BrowserProtect in the Add/Remove programs dialog.

The OKITSPACE software has an entry in the Control Panel's Add/Remove programs dialog, however as shown on the official OKITSPACE web site, the entry is not named OKITSPACE, but "BrowserProtect". When I tested the uninstaller it did not remove the OKITSPACE software: OKITSPACE remained in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome.

"OKITSPACE complete fail"

The first time I tested the OKITSPACE software it failed during the installation, with the error message: OKitSpace: Complete fail. which resulted in Internet Explorer stuck in a state where it could not be used for browsing, nor could I remove the OKITSPACE add-on due to the "Managed add-ons" menu item was grayed out.
I've posted a video at YouTube which shows how I solved that problem by removing OKITSPACE with FreeFixer.

http://youtu.be/d--59vBaLHk

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the OKitSpace.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Bkav	HW32.Laneul.vuga

Folder name variants

OKitSpace.dll may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\okitspace\ie\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\okitspace\ie\
• C:\okitSpace\IE\
• c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\datos de programa\okitspace\ie\
• C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\okitspace\IE\
• c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\dati applicazioni\okitspace\ie\
• c:\dokumente und einstellungen\%USERNAME%\anwendungsdaten\okitspace\ie\
• C:\Users\Ashley Addis\AppData\Roaming\okitspace\IE\
• C:\Users\zyz\AppData\Roaming\okitspace\IE\
• d:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\okitspace\ie\

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with OKitSpace.dll. 95% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 370 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with OKitSpace.dll.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

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