Should I remove Shopping Assistant?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #32,994
Reach 0.0014%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 110.00 days
616.14 days >
Average installed length: 323.74 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.5.17 |
48.15% |
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1.4.5 |
29.63% |
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1.0.11 |
11.11% |
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1.0.8 |
11.11% |
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Shopping Assistant
from Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd
What is Shopping Assistant? (from Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd)
Shopping Assistant is a featured extension on Chrome, Opera and Firefox. When you search a product on a retailer's website, Shopping Assistant automatically shows you similar products from popular shopping websites, such as Amazon and eBay. What is more, it includes price history for each product sold on Amazon.
Overview
Shopping Assistant is a software program developed by Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. The most common release is 1.5.17, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named tbcore3.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 4.97 MB (5,206,673 bytes). The installed file update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 95% of users of Shopping Assistant come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Jamaica.
- Integrates into the web browser
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
Displayed publisher: Shopping Assistant
URL: ruyi.taobao.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shopping assistant
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Shopping Assistant\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 4.97 MB
Files installed by Shopping Assistant
Program module: | tbcore3.dll |
Name: | Internet Explorer Toolbar |
| Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine |
Path: | C:\Program Files\shopping assistant\tbcore3.dll |
MD5: | 25cef08e818ade46146fbd4c466e8f14 |
Additional files:
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TbCommonUtils.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar (Internet Explorer Toolbar Common Utils)
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TbHelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper Module
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tbhelperU.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar Helper
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uninstall.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Uninstaller
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update.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater
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MsgWindowPlugin.dll
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uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBSB03376 Class' with the class of {F71E70A4-1200-4A3F-846C-18B8F0DCD5AD} (TBSB03376).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'ShoppingAssistant' with the class of {68F3A1D2-BC05-4E0F-AD31-722F1B37E758}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'ShoppingAssistant' with a class of {68F3A1D2-BC05-4E0F-AD31-722F1B37E758}.
How do I remove Shopping Assistant?
You can uninstall Shopping Assistant 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 Shopping Assistant, 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 Shopping Assistant.
- 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 Shopping Assistant 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) 52%
Win XP 4%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 70%
Keep it 30%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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Windows 10 |
37.04% |
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Windows Vista |
3.70% |
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Windows XP |
3.70% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.44% |
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Windows 8 |
7.41% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.41% |
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Windows 8.1 |
7.41% |
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Windows 10 Home |
7.41% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.70% |
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Geography
94.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
94.74% |
Canada |
2.63% |
Jamaica |
2.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
33.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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Toshiba |
12.50% |
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Acer |
8.33% |
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Sony |
8.33% |
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Sahara |
4.17% |
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Samsung |
4.17% |
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Intel |
4.17% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite S850 |
4.17% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
4.17% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite A500 |
4.17% |
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Sony VPCEH34FX |
4.17% |
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Sony VGN-NW270F |
4.17% |
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Samsung DP700A3D/DM700A3D... |
4.17% |
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