Should I remove GadgetBox Updater?

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1.0	100.00%

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Remove GadgetBox Updater by BetterSoft

GadgetBox Updater from BetterSoft is an adware program in the form of a process and a web browser plugin. The Plugin is designed to monitor the user's search and browsing habits and deliver advertising by overwriting the content HTML within the user's web browser. The background service which is executed as a Windows scheduled task is designed to make sure the web browser plugin remains active as well as automatically keeps the software updated. The plugin itself runs differently depending on the web browser, for Internet Explorer it runs as a browser helper object (BHO). Various anti-virus products detect this software as malware under the name PUP/Win32.BetterSoft.

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). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is GadgetBox Updater.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 527.65 KB (540,315 bytes). GadgetBox Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\GadgetBox Updater

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~2\GADGET~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0

Estimated size: 527.65 KB

Language: English (United States)

GadgetBox Updater.exe
Memory:	1.87 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0009770726%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00052169%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00045538%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	29,016	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	154 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 GadgetBox Updater, 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 GadgetBox Updater.
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) 76% Win XP 3%

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

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 83% Keep it 17%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	29.55%
Taiwan	9.09%
Belgium	6.82%
Canada	4.55%
Germany	4.55%
France	4.55%
AL	2.27%
Brazil	2.27%
CY	2.27%
DZ	2.27%
Egypt	2.27%
Spain	2.27%
United Kingdom	2.27%
Hong Kong	2.27%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com

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