Should I remove SM?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

from SM Technologies

Remove SM by SM Technologies

Signature Manager (SM) is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that loads into the user's web browser (BHO for Internet Explorer). According to various adware detection by multiple anti-virus engines, this is known as Adware.Sigman.

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The main program executable is SubsHelper.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 2.86 MB (2,993,864 bytes).

Displayed publisher: Web Utilities Corp.

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SM\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SM\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 2.86 MB

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 SM, 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 SM.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 10 33% Win XP 4%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 80% Keep it 20%

AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN 383.37 Days

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	39.39%
United Kingdom	9.09%
India	9.09%
France	6.06%
Greece	6.06%
BJ	3.03%
Canada	3.03%
Chile	3.03%
CM	3.03%
Czech Republic	3.03%
Spain	3.03%
Ireland	3.03%
Philippines	3.03%
Portugal	3.03%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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