84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Teoma Shopping App?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #27,839
United States Rank #23,434
Reach 0.0056%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.50 days
280.38 days >
Average installed length: 147.32 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
12.47.5.844 0.90%
12.47.4.358 0.90%
12.45.2.1366 37.84%
12.45.1.1155 0.90%
12.45.0.4245 9.01%
12.44.1.4233 27.03%
12.44.1.1134 0.90%
12.44.0.4228 0.90%
12.44.0.4222 4.50%
12.40.6.634 9.01%
12.40.4.74 3.60%
12.40.3.4183 2.70%
12.40.1.3845 1.80%

Teoma Shopping App

Overview

Teoma Shopping App is a program developed by APN. The most used version is 12.45.2.1366, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 8 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 59% of users of Teoma Shopping App come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Brazil.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: help.teoma.com/ics/support/splash.asp
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\shared\crx
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{41545533-2D54-5347-00A7-A758B70C2806}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Program filesFiles installed by Teoma Shopping App

  • tbnhlpr_x64.exe - APN Toolbar Notifier Helper
  • tbnotifier.exe - Ask TBNotifier (Ask Toolbar Notifier)
  • apnnativemsghost.exe - APN Native Messaging Host

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • tbnotifier.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • tbnotifier.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ApnTBMon' which loads as "C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • tbnotifier.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe'.

How do I remove Teoma Shopping App?

You can uninstall Teoma Shopping App from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Teoma Shopping App, 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 Teoma Shopping App.
  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 10 63%
Win 7 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 63.06%
Windows 7 33.33%
Windows XP 1.80%
Windows Vista 1.80%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Pro 18.92%
Windows 10 Home 18.02%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 13.51%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.61%
Windows 7 Professional 9.01%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

59.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 59.38%
  Italy 10.16%
  Brazil 7.03%
  Spain 6.25%
  Germany 3.91%
  Ecuador 2.34%
  France 2.34%
  Mexico 2.34%
  Poland 1.56%
  Venezuela 1.56%
  AO 0.78%
  United Kingdom 0.78%
  PR 0.78%
  Portugal 0.78%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.88%
Acer 23.29%
ASUS 10.96%
Dell 9.59%
Lenovo 9.59%
Toshiba 6.85%
GIGABYTE 5.48%
American Megatrends 1.37%
Common models
HP HP Notebook 3.13%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 3.13%
Gigabyte 945GCM-S2C 2.08%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 2.08%
HP 1000 Notebook PC 2.08%
INTEL DG31PR 2.08%

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