Should I remove Safe Monitor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
73% remove it27% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,904
United States Rank #15,031
Reach 0.0091%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.13 days
298.82 days >
Average installed length: 157.00 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.7.26 |
1.11% |
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2.6.71 |
0.56% |
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2.6.70 |
0.56% |
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2.6.65 |
8.33% |
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2.6.63 |
24.44% |
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2.6.43 |
5.00% |
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2.6.39 |
1.11% |
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2.6.34 |
0.56% |
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2.6.33 |
0.56% |
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2.6.30 |
5.56% |
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2.6.27 |
7.78% |
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2.6.24 |
3.33% |
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2.6.22 |
18.89% |
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2.6.21 |
12.78% |
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2.6.20 |
9.44% |
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Safe Monitor
from Western Web Applications, LLC
What is Safe Monitor?
Safe Monitor bundles various potentially unwanted toolbars. From the EULA: "Safe Monitor is entirely free to use. In order to keep Safe Monitor free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you may see additional ads when Safe Monitor is installed. We do not allow any really annoying ads, sexual content, or intrusive media; we've only partnered with high-quality ad providers to deliver the best user experience possible, while also trying to help with some of our costs to keep Safe Monitor free. These offers make it more efficient to search the web by providing you with multiple places to search from (an additional search field, your home page or via opening a new browser tab). Included with these toolbars are typically widgets that provide new ways to access your favorite websites, social networking platforms and news sources. They also may offer general utility widgets like getting real-time weather data and streaming your radio station of choice. At any point, if you decide to uninstall Safe Monitor, instructions for how to uninstall additional offers will also be provided."
About (from Western Web Applications)
Safe Monitor is a free application that allows you to view insightful analysis about the websites that you visit and specifically how they're tracking or spying on you online.
Safe Monitor works by installing a browser extension in Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. All of the files for Safe Monitor... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Known to include offers within the setup
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Safe Monitor.
common.dll (0534d8b154b7be66cd9d3cd7d236a67c) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0221 |
Adware.Plugin.36 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8633 |
a variant of Win32/ExFriendAlert.B |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7162 |
Artemis!0534D8B154B7 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7162 |
Artemis!0534D8B154B7 |
Symantec |
8/9/2013 rev. 6 |
WS.Reputation |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.221 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0724 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
20044 |
SearchDonkey (fs) |
Safe Monitor has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.safemonitorapp.com
Help link: www.safemonitorapp.com/about.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\safemonitor
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SafeMonitor\uninstall.exe /kb=y
Estimated size: 607.43 KB
Files installed by Safe Monitor
Program module: | common.dll |
Name: | Safe Monitor |
Path: | C:\Program Files\safemonitor\IE\common.dll |
MD5: | df4d7c1b24d82f0b4ac949129964405f |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- common.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Safe Monitor' with the class of {44ed99e2-16a6-4b89-80d6-5b21cf42e78b}.
How do I remove Safe Monitor?
You can uninstall Safe Monitor 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 Safe Monitor, 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 Safe Monitor.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Safe Monitor you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 7 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 73%
Keep it 27%
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GLOBAL RANK
#21,904
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
61.11% |
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Windows 10 |
18.33% |
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Windows Vista |
11.11% |
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Windows XP |
9.44% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
46.63% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
8.99% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.87% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.30% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.74% |
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Windows 8 |
6.18% |
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Geography
72.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
72.13% |
Canada |
8.20% |
United Kingdom |
8.20% |
Australia |
6.97% |
France |
0.82% |
Latvia |
0.41% |
New Zealand |
0.41% |
Spain |
0.41% |
Iran |
0.41% |
Romania |
0.41% |
Thailand |
0.41% |
Indonesia |
0.41% |
South Africa |
0.41% |
Israel |
0.41% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
31.09% |
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Acer |
22.69% |
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Dell |
21.85% |
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Toshiba |
9.24% |
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ASUS |
6.72% |
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Samsung |
3.36% |
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American Megatrends |
3.36% |
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Intel |
0.84% |
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Lenovo |
0.84% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.80% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.80% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
1.87% |
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HP G42 Notebook PC |
1.87% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
1.87% |
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Acer Aspire 7745 |
1.87% |
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