Greener Web – Adware Removal Instructions

Another adware find this morning. This one is called Greener Web. You might have noticed Greener Web when starting up Firefox and being asked to install Greener Web, or in Mozilla’s and Internet Explorer’s add-on dialog:

Greener Web 1.0.1 in Firefox Greener Web appears an Internet Explorer Add-On Greener Web 1.0.1 Firefox Addon

Many of the  anti-virus programs over at VirusTotal  detects the Greener Web adware as you can see in the scan result for GreenerWebbho.dll:

greener-web-virustotal

I found GreenerWeb bundled in an unofficial Adobe Flash Player download. The installer file, AdobeFlashPlayer.exe was digitally signed by SuperCool Applications. Here’s how GreenerWeb was disclosed in the installer:

GreenerWeb installer disclosure

How did you get Greener Web on your computer? Please let me and the readers know by posting a comment.

You can remove Greener Web with FreeFixer. Just select the Greener Web files for removal and click the Fix button and Greener Web will not bother you any more:

Greener Web Firefox Ext in  FreeFixer greenerwebbho.dll in FreeFixer

Hope this helped you figure out what Greener Web  is and how it is distributed.