Should I remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant?

Installation trends (last 30 days)

Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.19	100.00%

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Remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1....

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.

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).

URL: www.softplanet.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for SoftPlanet Software Assistant

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SoftPlanet Software Assistant\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SoftPlanet Software Assistant\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 4.99 MB

spassist.exe
Memory:	14.21 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000403496%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00002054%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00001981%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	140,062	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	15.21 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	12 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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).

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: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SoftPlanet Software Assistant.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 48% Win Vista (SP1) 1%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 80% Keep it 20%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

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%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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