Should I remove Search Assistant WebSearch?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

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from Search Assistant SProtector

Remove Search Assistant WebSearch 1.74

Search Assistant WebSearch is an adware program installed into Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. The programs collects and stores information about web browsing habits and sends this information to its remote servers in order to provide injected advertising in search results and various other places. Search Assistant will also modify the browser's home page and search provider. It displays various pop-up advertisements and tracks and reports your web surfing behavior. It displays targeted search results and pop-up advertisements based on terms that the user enters for Web searches.

The program also adds its own browser toolbar and installs a browser helper objects (BHOs) for monitoring Web search terms and implementing the browser toolbar. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a server, and may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.

It bundles the 'malware' identified file called SProtector which is classified as malware with vaious antivirus products inclduing DrWeb, QuickHeal, Trend and Avast.

Malware detections for sprotector.dll, the main executable and toolbar/extension:
- TrendMicro HouseCall detects it as a trojan named TROJ_GEN.F47V0125
- ESET-NOD32 classifies it as a variant of Win32/SProtector.A
- DrWeb considers it adware, Adware.BGuard.11
- QuickHeal detects it as Worm.SProtector.Gen
- Avast considers it a potential unwanted program (PUP) named Win32:SProtector-A

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 1.47 MB (1,541,225 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\websearch

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

Estimated size: 1.47 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 Search Assistant WebSearch 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Search Assistant WebSearch.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 69% Win 7 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 79% Keep it 21%

GLOBAL RANK #2,228

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	10.86%
Taiwan	8.72%
Indonesia	5.49%
Brazil	4.81%
Israel	3.54%
Italy	3.03%
India	2.94%
MA	2.94%
Germany	2.43%
Egypt	2.02%
France	1.86%
Belgium	1.80%
Australia	1.76%
DZ	1.73%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Alias distribution of the SProtector class of malware.

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