What is OCSetupHlp.dll?

OCSetupHlp.dll is part of OpenCandy recommendation engine and developed by OpenCandy, Inc. according to the OCSetupHlp.dll version information.

OCSetupHlp.dll's description is "OpenCandy recommendation engine p103"

OCSetupHlp.dll is digitally signed by OpenCandy.

OCSetupHlp.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\nsn4d80.tmp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected OCSetupHlp.dll.

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.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on OCSetupHlp.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameOpenCandy recommendation engine
Company nameOpenCandy, Inc.
File descriptionOpenCandy recommendation engine p103
Internal nameOpenCandyHelper
Original filenameOCSetupHlp.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 - 2015 OpenCandy, Inc.
Product version2.0.0.355
File version2.0.0.355

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameOpenCandy recommendation engine
Company nameOpenCandy, Inc.
File descriptionOpenCandy recommendation engine p103
Internal nameOpenCandyHelper
Original filenameOCSetupHlp.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 - 2015 OpenCandy,..
Product version2.0.0.355
File version2.0.0.355

Digital signatures [?]

OCSetupHlp.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpenCandy
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number1a4de208e2eaa73d520698e2d08c7d3d

VirusTotal report

20 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the OCSetupHlp.dll file. That's a 36% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
AVG OpenCandy.139
AVware OpenCandy (PUA)
Cyren W32/OpenCandy.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Adware.OpenCandy.137
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe
F-Prot W32/OpenCandy.A.gen!Eldorado
Fortinet Riskware/OpenCandy
GData Win32.Application.OpenCandy.O
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004b90b11 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004b90b11 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
McAfee Artemis!A10C86075438
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dvwkbi
Panda PUP/OpenCandy
Sophos OpenCandy (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
VIPRE OpenCandy (PUA) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.OpenCandy.Win32.478
20 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the OCSetupHlp.dll file.

OCSetupHlp.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove OCSetupHlp.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the OCSetupHlp.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that OCSetupHlp.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate OCSetupHlp.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the OCSetupHlp.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate OCSetupHlp.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\nsn4d80.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the OCSetupHlp.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If OCSetupHlp.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If OCSetupHlp.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If OCSetupHlp.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that OCSetupHlp.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

OCSetupHlp.dll may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\nsn4d80.tmp\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named OCSetupHlp.dll

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a10c860754385f66f1cca8f64e888997
SHA2561c595618827ea19e972a01ac36fd301acd91aedd6cc5347b70b3ffc00336818a

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