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Should I remove Shop to Win 9?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #30,922
Reach 0.0013%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.012 100.00%

Shop to Win 9

What is Shop to Win 9?

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. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 728.61 KB (746,098 bytes).
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.shoptowin.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shop to win 9
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Shop to Win 9\Uninst.exe
Estimated size: 728.61 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Shop to Win 9

Program module:ShoppingBHO.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\shop to win 9\ShoppingBHO.dll
MD5:3ee7d19d8ab973e42045016cd24e4f4d
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 9' with the class of {0095C290-A428-4BDD-B98C-E0A116F1C702} (Freecause Shopping BHO).

How do I remove Shop to Win 9?

You can uninstall Shop to Win 9 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 9, 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 9.
  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 9 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win 10 4%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
 
US RANK
#30,922

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 77.78%
Windows Vista 18.52%
Windows 10 3.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 76.92%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 15.38%
Windows 10 Home 3.85%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.85%

Distribution by countryGeography

93.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 93.18%
  Canada 4.55%
  United Kingdom 2.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.77%
Dell 26.92%
Toshiba 19.23%
Acer 15.38%
Sony 3.85%
Intel 3.85%
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Sony VPCF12AFM 4.00%

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