Should I remove PriceDetect Shopping Assistant?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach <0.001%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.3.2 |
100.00% |
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PriceDetect Shopping Assistant
from PriceDetect.com
What is PriceDetect Shopping Assistant?
PriceDetect is a web browser extension that acts as a proce comparision add-on for the user's web browser by parsing the content of that pages that a user is viewing.
About (from PriceDetect.com)
Price Detect is a browser add-on used to help users compare products and prices at various online shops. To achieve that purpose, Price Detect adds relevant content (such as “compare” buttons or listings for similar products) to the pages the user is viewing. Price Detect contents, features and functionality (includin... Read more
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named PriceDetect.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.02 MB (2,117,423 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
PriceDetect Shopping Assistant has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.PriceDetect.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pricedetect\plugins
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PriceDetect\Plugins\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.02 MB
Files installed by PriceDetect Shopping Assistant
| Program module: | PriceDetect.dll |
| Name: | PriceDetect IE Plugin |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pricedetect\plugins\PriceDetect.dll |
| MD5: | e7fa1b74378bd0bcc81bd46fc7025e73 |
Additional files:
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PriceDetect.dll - PriceDetect IE Plugin
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PriceDetect64.dll
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uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- PriceDetect.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PriceDetect Shopping Assistant' with the class of {6FB5ABCB-CC34-40DE-B354-09F7C9363910}.
How do I remove PriceDetect Shopping Assistant?
You can uninstall PriceDetect Shopping Assistant from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PriceDetect Shopping Assistant, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PriceDetect Shopping Assistant.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PriceDetect Shopping Assistant you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?