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Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

onestep.exe (One Step Search)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


PC Pitstop Analysis

onestep.exe - Part of the EULA.
"OneStep Search Terms & Conditions"
"If you are not at least 18 years old, or you are not the administrator of the computer you are using, you are prohibited from installing OneStep Search."
"OneStep Search does transmit limited non-personally identifiable information, such as your IP address, type of browser and operating system, unique software ID, version of the OneStepSearch Software, internal software status indicators (including error codes to determine if the Software has encountered any internal errors), a tag that identifies any OneStepSearch distribution partner from whom you may have downloaded or installed OneStep Search, and keyword and error search queries entered in your browser address bar."


Recommendation

PC Pitstop Exterminate

onestep.exe is spyware/adware. PC Pitstop recommends strongly that all adware and spyware be immediately removed. This application category consumes considerable system resources and the performance gain is quite noticeable. Furthermore, adware/spyware pose a security risk to your computer as it sends your personal information back to the mothership.

PC Pitstop Exterminate removes onestep.exe and all other forms of malware and spyware. Run a free scan and analysis to learn how to quickly and easily rid your computer of adware and spyware.



Identification

In addition to the file name, onestep.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:OneStepSearch
Product contains:OneStep Search
File name contains:\OneStepSearch\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called onestep.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
onestep.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x13fcfef48381451223aab66cf5360bc53072 bytes
20x61dd500273a68fc1cf5271176544cab73072 bytes
30x1a3cb1fc9ea5762ce4f4f4d4df084db03072 bytes
40x0348ff68d30fcc45b8a056c3cbd8926b3072 bytes
50xecd834f17029d8922310f5d9fbce86f43072 bytes
60x2726066f8fead0fd74df15f25f6ef4db3072 bytes
70xb498d432f0bfa48e9b0beaf5c1331e943072 bytes
80x8360c2fe5cc1ddc60ee99e3c3c92ca493072 bytes
90x5bac59a02ec71a130eb19b0e4cc986fb3072 bytes
100x73d629f8af545849cfbf2a6c7b5084f83072 bytes
110x53d299623657f24b590aa74a2b082c193072 bytes
120xb4ece754b462c4a9ac11e61e17b30e643072 bytes
130x71cddb01aaf30e2d5daeee4f75067ee03072 bytes
140xa1607ef804b66d2896145c01002028eb3072 bytes
150xd05d6b96ebb5b9275f4a9b8cb7dc6d523072 bytes
160x4f538bf7c317528eea893a4946152a333072 bytes
170x996d66c5de3e026ef47b65a25e0a0e833072 bytes
180xecd0a91af8ee84a0b15e995e5d4a63253072 bytes
190x32934261e957b78ea9d9a0278fb5442f3584 bytes
200xc201ac540704d05b10ce5d5812bf7baf3584 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.onestepsearch.net/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.