Should I remove Smart Advisor?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
42% remove it58% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #16,902
United States Rank #9,492
Reach 0.0150%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.26 days
273.13 days >
Average installed length: 143.51 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.0.675.700 |
2.37% |
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2.0.607.700 |
56.27% |
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2.0.607.7 |
18.64% |
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2.0.603.7 |
1.69% |
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2.0.569.7 |
21.02% |
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Typically installed together
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Smart Advisor
What is Smart Advisor?
Smart Advisor from Digital Delivery Networks, Inc. is installed with various OEM notebooks and is a help center utility.
About (from DDNi)
The Smart Advisor Help Center is your customer service resource for Smart Advisor software applications powered by DDNI technology. Within these pages you can download help and support-related documents, view answers to commonly asked questions, and submit help and returns requests.
Overview
Smart Advisor is a software program developed by DDNi. The most common release is 2.0.607.700, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The primary executable is named DDNiStartup.exe. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 8.57 MB (8,983,491 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 91% of users of Smart Advisor come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.ddni.com/SAsupport
Help link: www.ddni.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DDNi\Smart Advisor
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{D131BE06-7EC5-415C-B672-6260DB5D9B06}\Smart Advisor Setup 2.0.607.7.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 8.57 MB
Files installed by Smart Advisor
Program executable: | DDNiStartup.exe |
Name: | DDNiStartup |
Path: | C:\Program Files\DDNi\Smart Advisor\DDNiStartup.exe |
MD5: | 07250e6ae1db715921b472ae9a173752 |
Additional files:
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Oasis2Service_Setup.exe - Oasis2Service (Oasis2Service Installation)
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OasisCloudClient.dll - OasisCloudClient
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OasisCloudModel.dll - OasisCloudModel
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CenterStage.exe (by Digital Delivery Networks) - Smart Advisor
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SamsungSplash.dll (by Digital Delivery Networks) - SamsungSplash
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DDNiStartup.exe - DDNiStartup
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PowerShell.dll - PowerShell
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TWS.dll - TWS
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AspX2.dll - AspX2
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CryptoDll.dll
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DDNiAddIns.dll - Add-Ins
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DDNiUtility.dll - DDNi Utilities
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Resources.dll - Resources
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SetupUtility.dll - DDNi Setup Utilities
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- CenterStage.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Smart Advisor (Giovanna).
- DDNiStartup.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DDNi Startup (Smart Advisor).
How do I remove Smart Advisor?
You can uninstall Smart Advisor 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 Smart Advisor, 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 Smart Advisor.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 100%
Win 7 (SP1) 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 42%
Keep it 58%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
99.66% |
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Windows 7 |
0.34% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 |
66.10% |
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Windows 10 Home |
14.24% |
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Windows 8 |
9.83% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.05% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
3.05% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
1.02% |
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Geography
90.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
90.62% |
Canada |
1.14% |
Australia |
0.69% |
Philippines |
0.69% |
India |
0.46% |
Kuwait |
0.46% |
Portugal |
0.46% |
Netherlands |
0.46% |
Germany |
0.46% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.46% |
United Kingdom |
0.46% |
HT |
0.46% |
TT |
0.23% |
South Africa |
0.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Samsung |
98.19% |
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Intel |
1.45% |
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ASUS |
0.36% |
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Common models |
Samsung 940X3G/930X3G |
16.67% |
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Samsung 3570R/370R/470R/4... |
8.16% |
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Samsung 940X3G |
5.44% |
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Samsung 930X5J/910S5J/940... |
5.44% |
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Samsung 355V4C/356V4C/344... |
5.10% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
4.76% |
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