Should I remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,229
United States Rank #12,603
Reach 0.0151%
Installation trends (last 30 days)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.48 days
279.79 days >
Average installed length: 147.01 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.19 |
100.00% |
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SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19
from Secure Download Ltd.
What is SoftPlanet Software Assistant?
Distrubuted by AVSoftware, the software wraps legitimate and open source programs in a download manager type bundle that includes various offers for toolbars and web browser plugins, mostly ad-supported software.
What the software does (from the Privacy Policy):
- May collect, use, and share User location Data so that to provide location-based targeted services.
- The Data that may be collected are name, surname, address, phone number, email, fax, social security number, IP address and other Data describing to the User's identity or technical access to the Site by the User.
About (from Secure Download)
Very quickly to install. Through the process users can decide what type of installation to be performed. Many optional components can be switched On or Off. Does not mess up the file associations unless is told to do so. SoftPlanet is a site dedicated to useful quality software that can ease the lives of millions of pe... Read more
Overview
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). The main program executable is spassist.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 4.99 MB (5,233,017 bytes).

SoftPlanet Software Assistant has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.softplanet.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SoftPlanet Software Assistant\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SoftPlanet Software Assistant\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.99 MB
Files installed by SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19
Program executable: | spassist.exe |
Name: | SoftPlanet Software Assistant |
Signed by: | Secure Download |
Path: | C:\Program Files\SoftPlanet Software Assistant\spassist.exe |
MD5: | 5c06e9f766abb7b38039518f3e2806b5 |
Additional files:
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- spassist.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SoftPlanet Software Assistant.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
spassist.exe |
Memory: | 14.21 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000403496% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002054% | |
User CPU: | 0.00001981% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 140,062 | |
I/O reads/min: | 15.21 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 12 Bytes | |
How do I remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant?
Quickly and completely remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19 from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall SoftPlanet Software Assistant 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 SoftPlanet Software Assistant.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 48%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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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 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
50.56% |
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Windows 8 |
33.89% |
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Windows Vista |
8.33% |
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Windows XP |
7.22% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.20% |
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Windows 8.1 |
24.58% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.26% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
6.70% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.03% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.47% |
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Geography
64.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
64.53% |
United Kingdom |
30.77% |
Mexico |
0.85% |
Iran |
0.85% |
Canada |
0.85% |
Malaysia |
0.85% |
Brazil |
0.43% |
SD |
0.43% |
Australia |
0.43% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
43.55% |
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Dell |
13.71% |
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Acer |
11.29% |
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Toshiba |
11.29% |
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ASUS |
6.45% |
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Lenovo |
6.45% |
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Samsung |
3.23% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.42% |
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Compaq |
0.81% |
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Gateway |
0.81% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.00% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.50% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.50% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.50% |
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HP G70 Notebook PC |
2.50% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.50% |
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