Should I remove SProtector?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

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• WxDownload 1.66
• Search Assistant AppsAreFun 1.66
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• SK.Helper 1.74
• BrowseToSave 1.66
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from Search Assistant SProtector

Remove SProtector 1.66 by Search Assistant SPro...

SProtector has been seen being bundled with various know adware programs including ContinueToSave, Search Assistant, JustBrowse, BrowseToSave, EasyLife Search and AppsAreFun. It has been detected as 'malware' by multiple antivirus products. TrendMicro classifies it as TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L8. ESET calls it a variant of Win32/SProtector.A. QuickHeal identifies SProtector.dll as Worm.SProtector.A3. Avast classifies it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) Win32:SProtector-B [PUP] and DrWeb flags it as Adware.BGuard. The program, specifically the sprotector.dll file is loaded into Google Chrome and connects to the Internet.

The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is sprotector.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 704.01 KB (720,902 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sprotector

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SProtector\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\SProtector"

Estimated size: 704.01 KB

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 SProtector 1.66, 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 SProtector.
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 7 (SP1) 80% Win 10 3%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 83% Keep it 17%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	14.71%
France	8.82%
Germany	5.88%
Croatia	5.88%
Ireland	5.88%
Italy	5.88%
New Zealand	5.88%
Singapore	5.88%
Taiwan	5.88%
Australia	2.94%
Chile	2.94%
Egypt	2.94%
GA	2.94%
Greece	2.94%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Alias distribution of the SProtector class of malware.

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