Should I remove SmartWeb?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
54% remove it46% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,348
United States Rank #4,821
Reach 0.0919%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.96 days
146.38 days >
Average installed length: 76.91 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.1.0 |
1.10% |
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| 8.0.9 |
69.54% |
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| 8.0.8 |
2.87% |
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| 8.0.7 |
2.26% |
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| 8.0.6 |
14.29% |
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| 8.0.5 |
4.36% |
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| 8.0.3 |
4.91% |
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| 8.0.2 |
0.50% |
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| 8.0.1 |
0.17% |
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Rankings
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- #5,346 SoundTap Streaming Audio Recorder by NCH Software
- #5,347 RarZilla Free Unrar by Philipp Winterberg
- #5,348 SmartWeb by SoftBrain Technologies
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SmartWeb
from SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.
What is SmartWeb?
From the EULA: "Some of the content appearing in the service is delivered to users by ad networks like: Commission Junction, LinkShare, Google Affiliate Network and our other Web advertising partners." "SmartWeb will search the internet for alternative offers for the product in which you are interested. It will also search for great coupons to save you money if you decide to make a purchase. Note that we cannot commit to the lowest prices but we will do our best to find you the best prices and deals over the internet. These offers and coupons will be displayed automatically in the bottom right corner without requiring you to do anything."
About (from SoftBrain Technologies)
No more hours of search to find the best price. With SmartWeb the best price comes to you! When you find the product you are looking for on any on line shop, SmartWeb will show you the price on other stores. When shopping on line SmartWeb will offer you coupons that can save you money just before you buy! With SmartWeb... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SmartWeb.
| SmartWebHelper.exe (2f5685d40faf379a39b6e43ef55dbb64) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
536 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Agent |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Agent.hpot |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| avast! |
2014.9-150817 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3014 |
Generic6 |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/Pricegong.270368.1 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
PUA.Win32.PriceGong.C |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1145 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Adware.Shopper.859 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.08.17.01 |
Adware.PriceGong |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11791 |
Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.RC |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/17/2015 |
Riskware/PriceGong |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-17-08_2 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| G Data |
15.8.25 |
Adware.PriceGong |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.9.5.0 |
PUA.PriceGong |
| Jiangmin |
KV150817 |
AdWare/PriceGong.b |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.205.16251 |
Riskware |
| K7GW |
13.205.16251 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.1567 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.PriceGong |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.08.17.01 |
PUP.Optional.SmartWeb.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6670 |
Artemis!2F5685D40FAF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6670 |
Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.687 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.2086 |
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dqjsxh |
| nProtect |
15.06.15.01 |
Adware.PriceGong.C |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.08.17.01 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.0 |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.17 |
PUA_PriceGong |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.229 |
PUA_PriceGong |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.4 |
Adware.PriceGong |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
41168 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot |
2014.3.20.0 |
Adware.SmartWeb.270368[h] |
View all 36 all detections
Program details
URL: www.Smart-Web.me
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartweb
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SmartWeb\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 1.67 MB
Files installed by SmartWeb
| Program executable: | SmartWebHelper.exe |
| Name: | SmartWeb |
| SmartWeb helper |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartweb\SmartWebHelper.exe |
| MD5: | ec6592e87b87fdeb8a3650b8fed1e9c6 |
Additional files:
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__u.exe - SmartWeb (SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. - Price Comparison)
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SmartWebApp.exe - SmartWeb Application
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SmartWebHelper.exe - SmartWeb helper
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swhk.dll
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- SmartWebHelper.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SmartWeb Upgrade Trigger Task' (runs daily at 12:05 PM).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SmartWebHelper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SmartWeb' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SmartWeb\SmartWebHelper.exe.
How do I remove SmartWeb?
You can uninstall SmartWeb 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 SmartWeb, 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 SmartWeb.
- 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) 47%
Win XP 0%
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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 54%
Keep it 46%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
51.57% |
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| Windows 10 |
42.99% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.63% |
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| Windows XP |
1.81% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.34% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
20.31% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.96% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.59% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.43% |
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Geography
49.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
49.93% |
| France |
8.17% |
| Germany |
6.98% |
| Brazil |
6.50% |
| United Kingdom |
3.93% |
| Canada |
3.71% |
| India |
3.36% |
| Russia |
3.00% |
| Italy |
2.92% |
| Australia |
2.34% |
| Spain |
1.77% |
| Netherlands |
1.77% |
| Belgium |
0.93% |
| Sweden |
0.93% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.13% |
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| Acer |
19.38% |
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| Dell |
18.78% |
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| ASUS |
10.29% |
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| Toshiba |
8.06% |
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| Lenovo |
5.15% |
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| Samsung |
3.69% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.74% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.77% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
7.91% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.67% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.67% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.65% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 NoteBook P... |
3.45% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.04% |
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