Should I remove Shopping Helper Smartbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,496
United States Rank #5,708
Reach 0.1586%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.03 days
1210.50 days >
Average installed length: 636.02 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 11.126.63.20709 |
4.19% |
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| 11.123.63.20379 |
3.39% |
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| 11.113.63.19229 |
25.47% |
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| 11.82.63.17791 |
6.18% |
|
| 11.76.63.18261 |
0.22% |
|
| 11.75.63.18260 |
0.26% |
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| 11.61.63.17710 |
10.34% |
|
| 11.55.63.16956 |
2.37% |
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| 11.49.63.16848 |
2.11% |
|
| 11.44.63.16736 |
2.53% |
|
| 11.43.63.16271 |
4.58% |
|
| 10.215.63.15249 |
23.62% |
|
| 10.196.63.14120 |
4.83% |
|
| 1.153.63.12705 |
6.34% |
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| 1.70.63.11758 |
1.02% |
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| 1.68.63.12118 |
2.02% |
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| 1.56.63.11228 |
0.51% |
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| 1.6.1.963 |
0.03% |
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Rankings
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- #3,492 Native Instruments Kontakt 5
- #3,493 PC App Store by Baidu
- #3,494 Java 6 Update 26 by Sun Microsystems
- #3,495 System Checkup 3.5 by iolo technologies
- #3,496 Shopping Helper Smartbar by ReSoft
- #3,497 VIP Access SDK (1.0.1.4) by Symantec
- #3,498 VLC media player 1.1.5 by VideoLAN Team
- #3,499 Skype 6.2
- #3,500 Sonic Focus by Virage Logic
- #3,501 BearShare by Musiclab
Shopping Helper Smartbar
What is Shopping Helper Smartbar?
This toolbar/web browser extension is typically installed as an optional offer, users generally have this bundled with 3rd party software. During setup, this toolbar will modify the home page and new tab pages to an affiliate search portal using a primary search engine in order to collect shared search revenue. It will also modify the default search provider as well.
Overview
The most used version is 11.113.63.19229, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is adobe air updater.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 135 files and is usually about 9.07 MB (9,515,008 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Shopping Helper Smartbar.
| smartbar.exe (1f21d16820b17df902056403e92f4519) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Avira |
7.11.183.0 |
APPL/Linkury.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Adware.Linkury (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.Linkury.77 |
| Comodo Security |
19990 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Linkury.12 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0907 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34498 |
Adware.Linkury (fs) |
Program details
URL: snap.do
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{9726F9E3-EE13-4601-B2AF-81B1413BD8AF} /quiet
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 9.07 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Shopping Helper Smartbar
| Program executable: | adobe air updater.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\common files\adobe air\versions\1.0\resources\adobe air updater.exe |
| MD5: | e860b45a8816984e6c602a5059117b26 |
Additional files:
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newtonsoft.json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
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smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll - SmartbarInternetExplorerBHO
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smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll - Shopping Helper Smartbar
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axinterop.wmplib.dll
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browserhelper.exe - BrowserHelper
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googlechromeremoteplugin.dll - GoogleChromeRemotePlugin (nprt)
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interop.wmplib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WMPLib'.
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mactrackbarlib.dll
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microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Enterprise Library for .NET (Enterprise Library Shared Library)
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll (by Microsoft) - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Application Block
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Logging Provider
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Logging Application Block
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microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll - Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder
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ndde.dll (by Brian Gideon) - NDde
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productsremovaltool.exe - Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool
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regasm.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility)
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sgml.dll - sgmu
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sgmu.dll
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sidb.dll - sipb
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siem.dll
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sipb.dll - Client
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sismlp.dll - sismlp
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smartbar.gui.docking.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Docking
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smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll - Smartbar.Infrastructure.BusinessEntities
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll
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smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll - SmartbarGUI
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smartbar.personalization.common.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.Common
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smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll - Smartbar.Resources.HistoryAndStatsWrapper
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll - Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll - Smartbar.Resources.SocialNetsSharer
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll
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smartbar.resources.translations.dll - Smartbar.Resources.Translations
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smartbarversionshelper.exe - SmartbarVersionsHelper
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spbl.dll - spbl
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spsm.dll - spsm
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spusm.dll - spusm
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srbhu.dll - srbhu
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srbs.dll - srbs
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srgu.dll - srgu
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srns.dll - srns
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srpdm.dll - srpdm
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srprl.dll - srprl
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srsbs.dll - srsbs
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srsbsau.dll (by Smartbar) - srsbsau
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srsl.dll - srsl
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sruhs.dll - sruhs
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srus.dll - srus
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srut.dll - srut
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chromehost.exe - ChromeHost
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lrcnt.dll - lrcnt
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smartbar.common.dll - Smartbar.Common
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smartbar.communication.dll - TAWAG.Communication
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smartbar.communication.namedpipe.dll - TAWAG.Communication.NamedPipe
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smartbar.gui.controls.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Controls
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smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll - SmartbarProxy
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smartbar.monetization.proxy.proxyservice.dll - ProxyService
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spbe.dll - spbe
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sppsm.dll - sppsm
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srau.dll - srau
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- smartbar.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Browser Infrastructure Helper' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Smartbar\Application\Smartbar.exe startup.
How do I remove Shopping Helper Smartbar?
You can uninstall Shopping Helper Smartbar 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 Helper Smartbar, 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 Helper Smartbar.
- 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) 44%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
47.12% |
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| Windows 10 |
42.23% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.29% |
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| Windows XP |
2.37% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.57% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
22.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.70% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.25% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.41% |
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Geography
27.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
27.01% |
| France |
11.49% |
| Germany |
10.69% |
| United Kingdom |
8.33% |
| Italy |
7.14% |
| Australia |
6.25% |
| Canada |
5.85% |
| Belgium |
2.73% |
| Spain |
2.33% |
| Brazil |
2.08% |
| Netherlands |
1.93% |
| Malaysia |
1.53% |
| Mexico |
1.29% |
| Norway |
1.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.71% |
|
| Acer |
21.35% |
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| Dell |
13.18% |
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| ASUS |
11.84% |
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| Toshiba |
8.60% |
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| Samsung |
5.35% |
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| Lenovo |
3.20% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.82% |
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| Medion |
2.15% |
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| Intel |
0.81% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.19% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
4.56% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.03% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.22% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.95% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.82% |
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About (from ReSoft Ltd.)
Our vision is to become the leading provider of simple, smart web solutions and complementary applications dedicated to improving browsing efficiency and simplicity using existing technologies and user interfaces.
Publisher URL: www.snap.do