Should I remove Muvic Smartbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,065
United States Rank #2,886
Reach 0.1326%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.11 days
1212.79 days >
Average installed length: 637.23 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 11.127.58.20713 |
1.57% |
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| 11.123.58.20341 |
2.64% |
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| 11.113.58.19232 |
27.52% |
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| 11.110.58.19059 |
0.08% |
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| 11.107.58.18964 |
6.20% |
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| 11.92.58.18596 |
1.22% |
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| 11.81.58.18372 |
16.88% |
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| 11.72.58.17767 |
7.96% |
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| 11.51.58.16919 |
8.53% |
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| 11.40.58.16153 |
17.72% |
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| 10.215.58.15337 |
1.30% |
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| 10.211.58.15493 |
8.38% |
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Rankings
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- #4,061 OLYMPUS Viewer 2
- #4,062 Amazon Games & Software Downloader
- #4,063 WISO Steuer-Sparbuch 2014 by Buhl Data Service GmbH
- #4,064 Crysis 2 Maximum Edition by Crytek
- #4,065 Muvic Smartbar by Pinwid
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Muvic Smartbar
from Pinwid Ltd.
What is Muvic Smartbar?
This adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads. These ads are typically injected in the header of footer are of the web page and may be identified by 'Ads by Muvic". This application is classified as adware and/or a PUP based on its behavior. The software is distributed through third party installers.
Overview
The most common release is 11.113.58.19232, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named muvic.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 142 files and is usually about 9.52 MB (9,977,856 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Known to reinstall itself
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Muvic Smartbar.
| muvic.exe (5231097f7873c3c514fe6a59d0bef519) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3497 |
MalSign.Pindi |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.8b1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0227 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
27776 |
Adware.Linkury (fs) |
Muvic Smartbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.browse-search.com/?
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{847917E3-683B-4A08-8CEB-FBB46CA2785A} /quiet
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 9.52 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Muvic Smartbar
| Program executable: | muvic.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Smartbar |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\smartbar\application\muvic.exe |
| MD5: | 5231097f7873c3c514fe6a59d0bef519 |
Additional files:
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axinterop.wmplib.dll
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browserhelper.exe - BrowserHelper
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chromehost.exe - ChromeHost
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googlechromeremoteplugin.dll - GoogleChromeRemotePlugin (nprt)
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interop.shdocvw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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interop.wmplib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WMPLib'.
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lrcnt.dll - lrcnt
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lrcnta.exe - Lrcnta
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mactrackbarlib.dll
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microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Enterprise Library for .NET (Enterprise Library Shared Library)
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll (by Microsoft) - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Application Block
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Logging Provider
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Logging Application Block
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microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll - Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder
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ndde.dll (by Brian Gideon) - NDde
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newtonsoft.json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
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productsremovaltool.exe - Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool
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regasm.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility)
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sgml.dll - sgmu
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sgmu.dll
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sidb.dll - sipb
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siem.dll
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sipb.dll - Client
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sismlp.dll - sismlp
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smartbar.communication.dll - TAWAG.Communication
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smartbar.communication.namedpipe.dll - TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe
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smartbar.gui.controls.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Controls
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smartbar.gui.docking.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Docking
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smartbar.gui.mainclient.dll - Smartbar
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smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll - Smartbar.Infrastructure.BusinessEntities
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smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll - SmartbarProxy
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.firefoxlocalplugin.dll
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.internetexplorerlocalplugin.dll - InternetExplorerLocalPlugin
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smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll - SmartbarGUI
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smartbar.monetization.proxy.proxyservice.dll - ProxyService
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smartbar.personalization.common.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.Common
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smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll - Smartbar.Resources.HistoryAndStatsWrapper
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll - Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.resources.dll
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll - Smartbar.Resources.SocialNetsSharer
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll
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smartbar.resources.translations.dll - Smartbar.Resources.Translations
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smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_26.dll
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smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_27.dll
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smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll - SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO
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smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll - Muvic
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smartbarversionshelper.exe - SmartbarVersionsHelper
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smta.dll - smta
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smtu.dll - smtu
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spbe.dll - spbe
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spbl.dll - spbl
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sppsm.dll - sppsm
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spsm.dll - spsm
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spusm.dll - spusm
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srau.dll - srau
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srbhu.dll - srbhu
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srbs.dll - srbs
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srbu.dll - srbu
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- muvic.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Browser Infrastructure Helper' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Smartbar\Application\Muvic.exe startup.
How do I remove Muvic Smartbar?
You can uninstall Muvic Smartbar 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 Muvic Smartbar, 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 Muvic Smartbar.
- 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 44%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
48.07% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.40% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.08% |
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| Windows XP |
1.41% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.04% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
19.62% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.54% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.15% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.15% |
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Geography
66.99% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.99% |
| Brazil |
11.31% |
| United Kingdom |
6.72% |
| Mexico |
3.10% |
| France |
2.22% |
| Italy |
1.66% |
| Argentina |
1.46% |
| Colombia |
1.38% |
| Peru |
0.98% |
| Chile |
0.93% |
| Germany |
0.76% |
| Spain |
0.37% |
| Portugal |
0.31% |
| Iran |
0.20% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.21% |
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| Dell |
22.52% |
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| Acer |
15.99% |
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| Toshiba |
10.50% |
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| ASUS |
7.88% |
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| Samsung |
4.61% |
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| Lenovo |
4.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.92% |
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Common models |
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.03% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.76% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.48% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.34% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A |
3.34% |
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