Should I remove SK.Helper?
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 #19,097
United States Rank #29,695
Reach 0.0119%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.22 days
626.06 days >
Average installed length: 328.95 days
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SK.Helper 1.74
What is SK.Helper?
SK.Helper is a protection mechanism that is designed to protect bundled software of potentially unwanted programs distributed through bundles. Also know as SProtector, SKHelper is typically installed with adware such as toolbars and its primary purpose is to prevent a web browser's home page or search engine from being modified to something other than what the adware has set it to. According to multiple anti-virus products this software is generally defined as either an unwanted application or a trojan.
Overview
The primary executable is named psupport.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 1.32 MB (1,380,056 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SK.Helper.
psupport.dll (898bdcc577a2b49e8eacaf18ddbb3e7b) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
1104 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.24 |
PUP/Win32.ADownloader |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.126.212 |
Adware/BHO.Bprotector.12 |
avast! |
2014.9-140126 |
Win32:Adware-BID [Adw] |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14126 |
Adware.Win32.BHO.40 |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.130 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
Comodo Security |
17665 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.026 |
Adware.BGuard.42 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.26.02 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9331 |
a variant of Win32/SProtector.A |
F-Secure |
11.2014-26-01_1 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
G Data |
14.1.24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.26.02 |
PUP.Optional.SProtect.A |
McAfee |
5600.7238 |
Generic PUP.a |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7238 |
Generic PUP.a |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.78 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57380 |
Trojan.Win32.BGuard.cqshad |
Sophos |
4.97 |
BProtector |
Symantec |
1/26/2014 rev. 1 |
Adware.BL |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
AdWare.BHO |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25750 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 22 all detections
SK.Helper 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
Displayed publisher: Verified Publisher
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sk.enhancer
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Sk.Enhancer\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\Sk.Enhancer"
Estimated size: 1.32 MB
Files installed by SK.Helper 1.74
Program module: | psupport.dll (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\Program Files\sk.enhancer\psupport.dll |
MD5: | 898bdcc577a2b49e8eacaf18ddbb3e7b |
Additional files:
How do I remove SK.Helper?
You can uninstall SK.Helper 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 SK.Helper 1.74, 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 SK.Helper.
- 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) 74%
Win 10 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
#19,097
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
87.23% |
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Windows XP |
8.09% |
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Windows Vista |
4.26% |
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Windows 10 |
0.43% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
37.02% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.09% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
14.89% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
8.09% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.83% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.83% |
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Geography
17.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
17.79% |
Brazil |
11.07% |
Indonesia |
10.28% |
Italy |
4.35% |
MA |
3.56% |
Canada |
3.16% |
Argentina |
2.37% |
DZ |
2.37% |
Egypt |
2.37% |
Thailand |
2.37% |
Turkey |
2.37% |
Australia |
1.98% |
France |
1.98% |
India |
1.98% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
22.00% |
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Dell |
21.33% |
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Acer |
20.67% |
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GIGABYTE |
8.00% |
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Samsung |
8.00% |
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Toshiba |
6.67% |
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ASUS |
6.00% |
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Lenovo |
3.33% |
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American Megatrends |
1.33% |
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Intel |
1.33% |
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Sony |
1.33% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.45% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.45% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.45% |
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Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT |
3.45% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.59% |
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Gigabyte G41MT-S2P |
1.72% |
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About Search Assistant SProtector
Alias distribution of the SProtector class of malware.