Should I remove Shopping Sidekick?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.24.151.151	44.62%
1.23.151.151	13.85%
1.22.150.150	8.46%
1.18.149.149	33.08%

Other programs by 215 Apps

• Shopping Sidekick Plugin
• I Want This
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• Savings Sidekick
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• Supreme Savings
• SpecialSavings
• Discount Dragon
• Giant Savings Extension
• Deal Vault
• Deals Plugin Extension
• Savings Wave
• Deal Spy
• SavingsApp
• Lucky Savings
• Discount Buddy
• Savings Explorer
• CouponDropDown Plugin
• Tiger Savings
• CouponDropDown
• Coupon Caddy
• Vid-Saver Extension
• Savings Addon
• Deal Boat
• Supreme Savings Plugin
• Savings Vault
• Instant Savings App
• Coupon Server
• Gigantic Savings
• IWantThis
• Sharp Savings
• SlamDunk Savings
• Savings Hero
• Savings Ship
• Get It Free
• Start Savin
• Solid Savings Plugin
• Savings Shield
• Coupon Alerts
• Monster Savings
• Deal Slider
• Ninja Savings
• Coupon Champ
• Deals App
• Savings App Pro

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from 215 Apps

Remove Shopping Sidekick by 215 Apps

Shopping Sidekick is a web browser plugin that displays coupon deals and other advertisements when users visit various online shopping sites. When a user visits an online shopping site and the program has a pre-arranged affiliate relationship with a similar merchant it will alert the user that other deals or prices exist, or in many cases just shows adverts. It injects ads and affiliate codes in product links directly by modifying web pages HTML content. In addition, it has been seen to display non-embedded pop-up advertisements that are non-attributed to the application making this program adware. This software is detected by various anti-malware programs that typically flag it as adware or a potentially unwanted program. It is typically included in various 3rd party software bundles.

URL: shopping-sidekick.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick

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

Estimated size: 3.17 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 Shopping Sidekick, 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.
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) 62% Win 7 3%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 85% Keep it 15%

GLOBAL RANK #25,785

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	78.68%
Canada	8.12%
United Kingdom	7.11%
Iran	2.03%
Brazil	0.51%
Finland	0.51%
Australia	0.51%
Greece	0.51%
Philippines	0.51%
Romania	0.51%
Saudi Arabia	0.51%
Jamaica	0.51%

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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