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Should I remove Shop to Win 4?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
53% remove it47% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #40,048
United States Rank #23,163
Reach 0.0025%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 160.37 days
1259.67 days >
Average installed length: 661.86 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.008 100.00%

Shop to Win 4

What is Shop to Win 4?

By running a background program on your PC, Shop to Win by Jackpot Rewards allows users to win sweepstakes every time they make an online purchase at one of over 2,500 participating merchant partners. Shop To Win installs a web browser extension to view web pages loaded and looks for affiliated merchants in order to possibly provide better pricing or alternative deals on a given product or merchant. If Shop To Win has a pre-arranged affiliate relationship with a similar merchant it will alert you when you visit through your web browser.

About  (from Shop to Win,)

Shop to Win provides its members with a unique opportunity to earn chances to win a guaranteed daily cash giveaway, as well as a guaranteed $100,000 giveaway, just by shopping at over 2,500 participating online retailers. For every $5 spent at one of our participating retailers, you will earn an entry into a daily $500...  Read more

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is ShoppingBHO.dll. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 663.86 KB (679,788 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Shop to Win 4.
ShoppingBHO.dll (2a207b1297705ba7d0907d25a775c188) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.105.64 Adware/BHO.R
avast! 2014.9-130926 Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.269 TROJ_GEN.RCBH1DR

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.shoptowin.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shop to win 4
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Shop to Win 4\Uninst.exe
Estimated size: 663.86 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Shop to Win 4

Program module:ShoppingBHO.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\shop to win 4\ShoppingBHO.dll
MD5:2b36db0dc5852163a17bb821403e51aa
Shop to Win BHO (shoppingbho.dll) is the Browser Helper Object for the Shop to Win Toolbar installed into Internet Explorer which has the ability to access and monitor all loaded and requested web pages and content.
Additional files:
  • ShoppingBHO.dll (by Freecause)
  • Uninst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • ShoppingBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Shop to Win 4' with the class of {91917DC6-93B9-4E62-B2D6-D39C9618C418} (Freecause Shopping BHO).

How do I remove Shop to Win 4?

You can uninstall Shop to Win 4 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Shop to Win 4, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Shop to Win 4.
  4. 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 Shop to Win 4 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 10 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 53%
Keep it 47%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#40,048

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.18%
Windows Vista 34.69%
Windows XP 4.08%
Windows 10 2.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.24%
Windows 7 Professional 4.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.08%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.08%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.77%
  Israel 2.41%
  Costa Rica 1.20%
  Iran 1.20%
  United Kingdom 1.20%
  BG 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 43.48%
Dell 15.22%
Toshiba 13.04%
Acer 8.70%
Sony 4.35%
Lenovo 4.35%
ASUS 4.35%
Samsung 2.17%
Gateway 2.17%
American Megatrends 2.17%
Common models
eMachines ET1831 4.55%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.55%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.55%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 4.55%
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 2.27%
TOSHIBA Satellite L355 2.27%

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