84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove SoftwareWatcher bundle?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,467
United States Rank #7,299
Reach 0.0292%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.55 days
488.18 days >
Average installed length: 256.50 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0.5 10.96%
2.0.0.3 88.70%
1.0.0.0 0.35%

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SoftwareWatcher bundle

What is SoftwareWatcher bundle?

Distributed with the downloaded program from SoftwareWatcher.com, the bundler will include a number of adware offers which may include SweetIM and Conduit's Search Protect.

Overview

The most used version is 2.0.0.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days.
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
SoftwareWatcher bundle has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: SoftwareWatcher
URL: lp.sweetim.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sweetpacks bundle uninstaller\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\sweetpacks bundle uninstaller\uninstaller.exe" "/appName=SoftwareWatcher bundle" "/linkurl=httC://lp.sweetim.com/SweetPacksBundleUni

How do I remove SoftwareWatcher bundle?

You can uninstall SoftwareWatcher bundle from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program SoftwareWatcher bundle, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SoftwareWatcher bundle.
  4. 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) 49%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,467

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 40.28%
Windows Vista 6.25%
Windows XP 3.47%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.51%
Windows 8.1 23.21%
Windows 8 9.77%
Windows 7 Professional 8.38%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.16%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.71%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 77.65%
  United Kingdom 13.70%
  Australia 5.43%
  Russia 0.65%
  Germany 0.52%
  Canada 0.39%
  Turkey 0.39%
  Belgium 0.26%
  Nicaragua 0.13%
  Brazil 0.13%
  France 0.13%
  PF 0.13%
  DZ 0.13%
  Austria 0.13%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.12%
Dell 21.72%
Acer 14.56%
Toshiba 12.41%
ASUS 10.26%
Lenovo 5.25%
GIGABYTE 4.06%
Samsung 1.19%
Alienware 0.72%
MSI 0.72%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.20%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.20%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 4.20%
ASUS All Series 3.78%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 3.78%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.78%

About Perion Network

Perion Network, formerly IncrediMail, is a consumer software company that develops programs to "make people's online experience simple, safe and enjoyable".
Publisher URL: www.perion.com

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Stanover a year ago
It is asking for a 38 digit code. Since I didn't install this where would I find such a code