Should I remove Shopping Sidekick Plugin?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.26.152.152	57.76%
1.24.151.151	42.24%

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from 215 Apps

Remove Shopping Sidekick Plugin by 215 Apps

Shopping Sidekick Plugin by 215 Apps (50onRed) is a Browser Helper Object installed into Internet Explorer that monitors web pages for possible affiliate merchant partners. Shopping Sidekick will let you know when there are coupons by showing a counter in the top right of Web sites. Shopping Sidekick is an adware type program that has causes serious performance issues to your PC by installing a number of plug-ins and add-ins to your web browser and Windows. It injects ads directly by modifying web pages based on your surfing habits.

The most common release is 1.26.152.152, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Shopping Sidekick PluginGui.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 5.06 MB (5,303,060 bytes).

This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.

URL: shopping-sidekick.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick plugin

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Shopping Sidekick Plugin\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 5.06 MB

Shopping Sidekick Plugin-bg.exe
Memory:	7.92 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0070307236%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00249499%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00453573%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	8	70 average

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 Shopping Sidekick Plugin, 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 Shopping Sidekick Plugin.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 65% Win XP 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 88% Keep it 12%

GLOBAL RANK #15,471

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	79.46%
United Kingdom	10.17%
Canada	4.80%
Australia	1.54%
Iran	1.34%
Germany	0.77%
Mexico	0.38%
Brazil	0.19%
Dominican Republic	0.19%
UA	0.19%
Switzerland	0.19%
RS	0.19%
Russia	0.19%
Indonesia	0.19%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.

Publisher URL: www.215apps.com

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