What is Installation Assistant.dll?
Installation Assistant.dll is part of Installation Assistant and developed by Installation Assistant according to the Installation Assistant.dll version information.
Installation Assistant.dll's description is "Installation Assistant BHO"
Installation Assistant.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Installation Assistant\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Installation Assistant.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 Installation Assistant.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Installation Assistant |
| Company name | Installation Assistant |
| File description | Installation Assistant BHO |
| Internal name | Installation Assistant |
| Original filename | Installation Assistant.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2011 |
| Product version | 1.1.151.12 |
| File version | 1.1.151.12 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Installation Assistant |
| Company name | Installation Assistant |
| File description | Installation Assistant BHO |
| Internal name | Installation Assistant |
| Original filename | Installation Assistant.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2011 |
| Product version | 1.1.151.12 |
| File version | 1.1.151.12 |
Digital signatures [?]
Installation Assistant.dll is not signed.
VirusTotal report
8 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Installation Assistant.dll file. That's a 17% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Baidu-International | Trojan.Win32.Agent.Atqe |
| CAT-QuickHeal | Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 0048e4c01 ) |
| Sophos | Generic PUA KI |
| Symantec | Adware.Crossid |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05JE13 |
| VIPRE | Crossrider (fs) |
Installation Assistant.dll removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Installation Assistant.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Installation Assistant.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Installation Assistant.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Installation Assistant.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Installation Assistant.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 Installation Assistant.dll in the scan result.
C:\Program Files\Installation Assistant\Installation Assistant.dll 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Installation Assistant.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Installation Assistant.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Installation Assistant.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Installation Assistant.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Installation Assistant.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
Installation Assistant.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Installation Assistant\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Installation Assistant\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 31bada607ad28d8b6f8711070589ba51 |
| SHA256 | 17723fa4d48681aa807757089cbe5f6a7c0451d03e28ebb3da0cf00558dd971e |
What will you do with the file?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 1 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
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