Should I remove Select-N-Go?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
63% remove it37% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #37,480
United States Rank #23,600
Reach 0.0029%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 33.05 days
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Select-N-Go
from Select-N-Go Software
What is Select-N-Go?
Displays context based advertising within a users web browser.
Overview
Select-N-Go is a program developed by Select-N-Go Software. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is Select-N-Go_Up.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 1.13 MB (1,189,571 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 85% of users of Select-N-Go come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Select-N-Go.
| Select-N-Go_Up.exe (4ff35d03cfd961b88e6e438235826928) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1120 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.25 |
Adware/Win32.AddLyrics |
| avast! |
2014.9-140111 |
Win32:Agent-ASMU [PUP] |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.55 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
| Comodo Security |
17493 |
Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.11.06 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-11-01_7 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
| G Data |
14.1.22 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.33 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5 |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.01.11.06 |
Suspicious file |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\select-n-go
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Select-N-Go\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.13 MB
Files installed by Select-N-Go
| Program executable: | Select-N-Go_Up.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\select-n-go\Select-N-Go_Up.exe |
| MD5: | 4ff35d03cfd961b88e6e438235826928 |
Additional files:
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150.dll
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(Malware detected) Select-N-Go_Up.exe
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Select-N-Go_wd.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- 150.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Select-N-Go' with the class of {0b684bc9-fc8f-426e-aeb2-6cd9e30c320d}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Select-N-Go_wd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Select-N-Go_wd' (runs daily at 9:44 AM).
- Select-N-Go_Up.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Select-N-Go Update' (runs daily at 9:33 AM).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Select-N-Go_wd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Select-N-Go_wd.
- Select-N-Go_Up.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Select-N-Go Update.
How do I remove Select-N-Go?
You can uninstall Select-N-Go 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 Select-N-Go, 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 Select-N-Go.
- 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 Select-N-Go 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 7 2%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 63%
Keep it 37%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.39% |
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| Windows Vista |
21.05% |
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| Windows 10 |
21.05% |
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| Windows XP |
3.51% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
19.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.28% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.28% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.77% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.51% |
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Geography
85.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
85.06% |
| Canada |
3.45% |
| United Kingdom |
3.45% |
| Italy |
2.30% |
| Australia |
1.15% |
| India |
1.15% |
| IQ |
1.15% |
| Netherlands |
1.15% |
| New Zealand |
1.15% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.85% |
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| Dell |
20.75% |
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| Acer |
11.32% |
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| Toshiba |
11.32% |
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| ASUS |
7.55% |
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| Lenovo |
3.77% |
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| Sony |
1.89% |
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| Medion |
1.89% |
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| Intel |
1.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.89% |
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| Gateway |
1.89% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
5.66% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
3.77% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite S70-A |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L775D |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C870-19... |
1.89% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A |
1.89% |
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