Should I remove ASUS Smart Doctor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,904
United States Rank #9,246
Reach 0.0625%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.66 days
432.59 days >
Average installed length: 227.29 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.321 |
1.95% |
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| 5.158 |
0.08% |
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| 5.122 |
0.32% |
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| 5.121 |
0.49% |
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| 5.114 |
0.08% |
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| 5.085 |
0.81% |
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| 5.82 |
11.54% |
|
| 5.81 |
2.03% |
|
| 5.081 |
0.08% |
|
| 5.80 |
36.72% |
|
| 5.78 |
0.24% |
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| 5.76 |
0.32% |
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| 5.75 |
2.03% |
|
| 5.74 |
1.38% |
|
| 5.72 |
0.73% |
|
| 5.71 |
1.79% |
|
| 5.70 |
0.08% |
|
| 5.68 |
0.08% |
|
| 5.66 |
3.66% |
|
| 5.65 |
0.89% |
|
| 5.64 |
0.24% |
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| 5.63 |
0.97% |
|
| 5.62 |
0.41% |
|
| 5.062 |
0.24% |
|
| 5.61 |
1.06% |
|
| 5.60 |
0.65% |
|
| 5.59 |
3.66% |
|
| 5.58 |
0.57% |
|
| 5.57 |
3.01% |
|
| 5.55 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.54 |
1.06% |
|
| 5.52 |
4.22% |
|
| 5.51 |
1.38% |
|
| 5.49 |
2.52% |
|
| 5.48 |
1.22% |
|
| 5.46 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.44 |
1.71% |
|
| 5.43 |
2.52% |
|
| 5.42 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.40 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.38 |
0.41% |
|
| 5.35 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.34 |
0.49% |
|
| 5.031 |
0.49% |
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| 5.31 |
0.08% |
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| 5.28 |
0.08% |
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| 5.27 |
0.81% |
|
| 5.25 |
1.06% |
|
| 5.24 |
0.16% |
|
| 5.23 |
0.24% |
|
| 5.21 |
0.97% |
|
| 59 versions |
Typically installed together
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ASUS Smart Doctor
What is ASUS Smart Doctor? (from ASUS)
ASUS SmartDoctor is a group of special tools to help users make the most of their ASUS graphics cards. It monitors the Fan RPM, AGP Power Level, GPU and RAM temperature, and has a slide bar for easy manual overclocking. Furthermore, the embedded HyperDrive and SmartCooling technology can dynamically overclock and chang... Read more
Overview
ASUS Smart Doctor is a program developed by ASUS. The most used version is 5.80, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 3.67 MB (3,846,703 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 30% of users of ASUS Smart Doctor come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.asus.com.tw
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Movies Toolbar\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\11\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{809D7E6D-915D-4EAD-821F-E13D93F37161} /l1033
Estimated size: 3.67 MB
Files installed by ASUS Smart Doctor
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uninstall.exe (by IAC Search and Media) - Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) (Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) Installer)
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searchresultsDx.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
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searchresultstb.dll (by IAC Search and Media) - DTX Toolbar (DTX kernel Module)
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dtuser.exe - DtUser
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- searchresultsDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Searchqu Toolbar' with the class of {99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- searchresultsDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Searchqu Toolbar' with the class of {99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- dtuser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Movies Toolbar\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE\dtuser.exe'.
How do I remove ASUS Smart Doctor?
You can uninstall ASUS Smart Doctor 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/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program ASUS Smart Doctor, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ASUS Smart Doctor.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by ASUS Smart Doctor you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win 7 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.59% |
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| Windows XP |
11.11% |
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| Windows 10 |
8.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.79% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.81% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.23% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.05% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.42% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.75% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.61% |
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Geography
29.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
29.91% |
| Germany |
7.73% |
| United Kingdom |
6.07% |
| Italy |
5.20% |
| Taiwan |
3.97% |
| Spain |
3.54% |
| Netherlands |
3.25% |
| Canada |
2.96% |
| Australia |
2.53% |
| Iran |
2.46% |
| Finland |
2.38% |
| Sweden |
2.17% |
| Russia |
1.73% |
| Poland |
1.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
30.00% |
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| Acer |
17.75% |
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| ASUS |
15.25% |
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| Dell |
14.75% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.50% |
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| Intel |
6.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.75% |
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| Alienware |
1.00% |
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| Medion |
1.00% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
4.17% |
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| Gigabyte G41M-Combo |
3.57% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.57% |
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| Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P |
2.98% |
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| MSI MS-7599 |
2.98% |
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| MSI MS-7673 |
2.98% |
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About ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer, also often called ASUS is a computer hardware & electronics company.
Publisher URL: www.asus.com