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 p106"

OCSetupHlp.dll is digitally signed by OpenCandy (Verified Application Company).

OCSetupHlp.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\is-h0ffs.tmp\' folder.

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

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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 p106
Internal nameOpenCandyHelper
Original filenameOCSetupHlp.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 - 2015 OpenCandy, Inc.
Product version2.1.0.48
File version2.1.0.48

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

Product nameOpenCandy recommendation engine
Company nameOpenCandy, Inc.
File descriptionOpenCandy recommendation engine p106
Internal nameOpenCandyHelper
Original filenameOCSetupHlp.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 - 2015 OpenCandy,..
Product version2.1.0.48
File version2.1.0.48

Digital signatures [?]

OCSetupHlp.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpenCandy (Verified Application Company)
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number77af0d4aec64bdb42e2431df438866ee

VirusTotal report

26 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the OCSetupHlp.dll file. That's a 46% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab W32.Application.Opencandy!c
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[Adware]/Win32.OpenCandy.heur
Avast Win32:OpenCandy-D [PUP]
AVG OpenCandy.864
Avira PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
AVware OpenCandy (PUA)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.A
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.FF9C
Comodo Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~AE
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe
Fortinet Riskware/OpenCandy
GData Win32.Application.OpenCandy.O
Jiangmin AdWare.OpenCandy.q
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004bc9351 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004bc9351 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
McAfee Artemis!5373FFC228C6
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!PUP
Panda PUP/OpenCandy
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
Symantec PUA.OpenCandy
VIPRE OpenCandy (PUA) (not malicious)
ViRobot Adware.Opencandy.934040[h]
Yandex Riskware.Agent!
Zillya Adware.OpenCandy.Win32.2169
26 of the 57 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\is-h0ffs.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55373ffc228c6f0612d7dd814ce36a64f
SHA256a6bbd4fa510b32d90cf1f4e6b6749269303322166268509c707407b044daa364

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