Should I remove Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #48,442
Reach 0.0009%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0 |
100.00% |
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Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL
from Make The Web Better, LLC
What is Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL?
Search Guard Plus Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.
About (from Make The Web Better)
Search Guard Plus and its affiliated product, the Search Guard Plus Updater (collectively, "Search Guard Plus"), provide you with an added level of online security. For browsers other then IE 8, Search Guard Plus alerts you if a third-party is attempting to change your default search provider. For IE 8 browsers, Search... Read more
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is sgpUpdaters.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 632.72 KB (647,908 bytes). sgpUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL.
| sgpUpdater.exe (51c81e3c5cfc8ef2226a258f08b0b58a) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Sophos |
4.80 |
Make The Web Better |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.SearchGuardPlus.307584 |
Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.searchguardplus.com/Uninstall.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\search guard plusu
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Search Guard PlusU\uninstalSGPU.exe
Estimated size: 632.72 KB
Files installed by Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL
| Program executable: | sgpUpdaters.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\search guard plusu\sgpUpdaters.exe |
| MD5: | 775bf57eca4912ab05ca0424f2d958a1 |
Additional files:
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uninstalSGPU.exe - uninstal Application
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(Malware detected) sgpUpdater.exe
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sgpUpdaters.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- sgpUpdaters.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SearchGuardPlusUpdater.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- sgpUpdaters.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SGPUpdater' which loads as C:\Program Files\Search Guard PlusU\sgpUpdaters.exe.
How do I remove Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL?
You can uninstall Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL 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 Search Guard Plus Updater (My Face LOL), 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 Search Guard Plus Updater My Face LOL.
- 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 Vista (SP2) 44%
Win 10 6%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
44.44% |
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| Windows 7 |
27.78% |
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| Windows XP |
22.22% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.56% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.78% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
22.22% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
22.22% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
22.22% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.56% |
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Geography
69.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
69.57% |
| Spain |
8.70% |
| Australia |
4.35% |
| Canada |
4.35% |
| Great Britain |
4.35% |
| Italy |
4.35% |
| United Kingdom |
4.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
29.41% |
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| American Megatrends |
17.65% |
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| Acer |
17.65% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
11.76% |
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| ASUS |
11.76% |
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| Sony |
5.88% |
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| Gateway |
5.88% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 537 |
12.50% |
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| Dell Inspiron 518 |
6.25% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
6.25% |
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| ASUSTeK K60IJ |
6.25% |
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| Acer Aspire X1700 |
6.25% |
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| Acer Aspire 5536 |
6.25% |
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