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Should I remove SaltarSmart?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,446
United States Rank #27,423
Reach 0.0105%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.16 days
299.61 days >
Average installed length: 157.42 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

SaltarSmart 1.0.0

What is SaltarSmart?

SaltarSmart is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search-based hijacking/injection as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities. By installing a Browser Helper Object (BHO) in Internet Explorer, the extension has the ability to monitor and track a user web browsing activities and display various banner and link-context ads in addition to its search redirection.

"The Software is supported by various types of advertising, including, without limitation, search, banner, text link, transitional, interstitial and full page ads. Ads and features that appear on websites by using the Software are not associated with or endorsed by any underlying websites."

About  (from Yontoo Technology)

The Software is supported by various types of advertising displayed in your browser, including, without
limitation, search-related ads, banner and video ads, in-text ads and links, transitional, interstitial and
full page ads. Ads and features that appear on websites by using the Software are not associated with ...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Adds a background Windows Service
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SaltarSmart.
SaltarSmartBHO.dll (c9200ecb17ea2bfbb281fb9c3e0c2072) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Malwarebytes v2013.11.23.08 PUP.Optional.SaltarSmart.A
Sophos 4.94 SaltarSmart
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.327 TROJ_GEN.F47V1102
VIPRE Antivirus 23070 Yontoo (fs)
updateSaltarSmart.exe (ae62ff5f3799c39562510af6731c3c31) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 5.5.1.3 PUA.Kranet!
Antiy-AVL 1.0.0.1 GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/MSIL.Kranet
AVware 1.5.0.16 Yontoo (fs)
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BH
ESET-NOD32 10251 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.H
K7 AntiVirus 9.183.13043 Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
K7GW 9.183.13043 Trojan ( 0049c6b61 )
Kaspersky 12.0.0.1225 not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SaltarSmart.A
McAfee 6.0.4.564 Artemis!AE62FF5F3799
Panda Antivirus 10.0.3.5 Trj/Chgt.C
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Trojan.ADH.2
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807
VIPRE Antivirus 32198 Yontoo (fs)
       View all 19 all detections
SaltarSmart has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: SaltarSmart
URL: saltarsmart.biz/support
Help link: mailto:[email protected]
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SaltarSmart
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\SaltarSmart\SaltarSmartuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 984.07 KB

Program filesFiles installed by SaltarSmart 1.0.0

Program module:SaltarSmartBHO.dll (Malware detected)
Name:SaltarSmart
Signed by:SaltarSmart
Path:C:\Program Files\SaltarSmart\SaltarSmartBHO.dll
MD5:c9200ecb17ea2bfbb281fb9c3e0c2072
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) SaltarSmartBHO.dll - SaltarSmart
  • SaltarSmart.Common.dll - SaltarSmart Common
  • (Malware detected) updateSaltarSmart.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • SaltarSmartBHO.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'SaltarSmart' with the class of {d99a4ec9-00bd-4fe4-85a5-4db018351265}.
Service
  • updateSaltarSmart.exe runs as a service named 'Update SaltarSmart' (Update SaltarSmart).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

updateSaltarSmart.exe
Memory:21.1 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0114314824%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00669222%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00473926%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:153,699
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:3.28 KB
435.61 KB average

How do I remove SaltarSmart?

You can uninstall SaltarSmart from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 SaltarSmart 1.0.0, 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 SaltarSmart.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by SaltarSmart 1.0.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.43%
Windows 10 30.58%
Windows Vista 9.22%
Windows XP 7.77%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.41%
Windows 8.1 11.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.27%
Windows 8 10.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.35%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.86%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 26.09%
  Italy 24.64%
  France 9.66%
  Canada 9.18%
  United Kingdom 4.83%
  MA 3.38%
  Germany 3.38%
  Sweden 2.42%
  Mexico 1.93%
  TN 0.97%
  Australia 0.97%
  Iran 0.97%
  Netherlands 0.97%
  Turkey 0.97%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.46%
Acer 19.59%
Dell 11.49%
ASUS 11.49%
Toshiba 8.11%
Samsung 4.73%
Lenovo 4.05%
GIGABYTE 1.35%
Intel 1.35%
Medion 1.35%
Sony 1.35%
Compaq 0.68%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.03%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.59%
ASUSTeK K54L 1.72%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 1.72%
Dell Inspiron 1545 1.72%
Dell Dimension 8400 ... 1.72%

About Yontoo Technology

Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com

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