Should I remove Shopper-Pro?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,464
United States Rank #3,723
Reach 0.2533%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.20 days
300.96 days >
Average installed length: 158.13 days
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Shopper-Pro
from Goobzo Ltd.
What is Shopper-Pro?
Shopper-Pro is an ad-supported browser extension (adware), and when a user downloads the Plugin they will see various types of advertisements displayed through the
browser as they visit various web sites. The browser toolbar/extension displays several basic types of advertising: sponsored links, traditional display
advertisements, such as banner ads, pop-unders and coupons, and targeted ads and may sometimes appear as in-text advertising and may also be displayed in
response to keyword searches.
About (from Goobzo)
The Plugin is supported by third-party advertising, and when you download the Plugin you will see various types of advertisements displayed through your browser
as you visit locations on the Internet. The Plugin currently displays several basic types of advertising: sponsored links, traditional display advertiseme... Read more
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The main program executable is shopperpro.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 16.77 MB (17,582,486 bytes). Updater.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
- Starts automatically
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Shopper-Pro.
| shopperpro.exe (4413c932268fbc7ad59f4b20a6a86805) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| AVG |
2015.0.3497 |
MalSign.Skodna |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14422 |
Adware.Win32.ShopperPro.40 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9621 |
a variant of Win32/ShopperPro.A |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.zz.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
5600.7153 |
Artemis!4413C932268F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7153 |
Artemis!4413C932268F |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0312 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
27922 |
Goobzo (fs) |
| Updater.exe (13c9e74c58c559e7b3419e23ab77c870) has been flagged by the following 42 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Shopper! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.07.24.00 |
PUP/Win32.ShopperPro |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Shopper.adw |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.Generic.D10ECAC |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4392 |
ShopperPro.A8D |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Goobzo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Shopper.BAI |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6979 |
W32.HfsAdware.CEDB |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
PUA.Goobzoltd.Gen |
| Comodo Security |
22848 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-ca925f48!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Adware.Searcher.2795 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.642 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11984 |
a variant of Win32/ShopperPro.A potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.220.0 |
Adware/Shopper |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-ca925f48!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.9.5.0 |
PUA.ShopperPro |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
AdWare/Shopper.nv |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.207.16656 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.207.16657 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.adw |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
ShopperPro |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
ShopperPro |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Generic.1109164 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.2668 |
Riskware.Win32.Shopper.djqtdz |
| nProtect |
2015-07-23.01 |
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Shopper.748392.C |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Adware/Goobzo |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.164 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.Shopper/Variant |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
PUA.Goobzo |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dyqr |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R047C0PLT14 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.4 |
AdWare.Shopper |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42258 |
Goobzo (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2310 |
Adware.Shopper.Win32.405 |
View all 51 all detections
Shopper-Pro 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
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shopperpro
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\ShopperPro\SPremove.exe
Estimated size: 16.77 MB
Files installed by Shopper-Pro
| Program executable: | shopperpro.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | ShopperPro |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\shopperpro\shopperpro.exe |
| MD5: | 4413c932268fbc7ad59f4b20a6a86805 |
Additional files:
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ShopperPro.dll - ShopperPro Extension
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ShopperPro64.dll
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ShopperPro3.exe
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(Malware detected) Updater.exe - Update Helper
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SPRemove.exe
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ShopperProUpd.
- ShopperPro3.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ShopperPro3.
- ShopperPro.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ShopperPro.
How do I remove Shopper-Pro?
You can uninstall Shopper-Pro 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 Shopper-Pro, 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 Shopper-Pro.
- 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) 51%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.13% |
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| Windows 10 |
32.31% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.12% |
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| Windows XP |
2.44% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.76% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.93% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.59% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.70% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
3.36% |
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Geography
30.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
30.18% |
| Brazil |
3.90% |
| India |
3.84% |
| MA |
3.64% |
| Saudi Arabia |
3.14% |
| DZ |
2.88% |
| Indonesia |
2.46% |
| Canada |
2.27% |
| Italy |
1.90% |
| Romania |
1.77% |
| United Kingdom |
1.68% |
| Germany |
1.61% |
| France |
1.59% |
| Malaysia |
1.48% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.48% |
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| Dell |
20.79% |
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| Acer |
17.54% |
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| ASUS |
10.62% |
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| Toshiba |
8.10% |
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| Lenovo |
5.56% |
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| Samsung |
4.11% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.70% |
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| Intel |
1.09% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.38% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.42% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.34% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.25% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.23% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.81% |
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