Should I remove SmartWhois?

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Remove SmartWhois by TamoSoft

A program for obtaining information about domains, hostnames and ip addresses

SmartWhois is a program developed by TamoSoft. The most used version is 5.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is sw.exe. The software installer includes 27 files and is usually about 7.34 MB (7,693,234 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 40% of users of SmartWhois come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Spain.

URL: www.tamos.com/products/smartwhois

Help link: www.tamos.com/support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SmartWhois

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\SMARTW~1\swsetup.exe -uninstall

Estimated size: 7.34 MB

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 SmartWhois, 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 SmartWhois.

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) 55% Win Vista (SP1) 1%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 11% Keep it 89%

GLOBAL RANK #26,667

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	40.30%
Germany	6.72%
Spain	4.48%
Australia	3.73%
Russia	3.73%
Italy	3.73%
United Kingdom	3.73%
India	2.99%
Netherlands	2.99%
Canada	2.99%
France	2.24%
BO	1.49%
Singapore	1.49%
Belgium	1.49%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

TamoSoft develops cutting-edge security and network monitoring software for the Internet and Local Area Networks, providing clients with the ability and confidence to meet the challenges of tomorrow's technology.

Publisher URL: www.tamos.com

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