Should I remove Ss:Helper?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #39,419
United States Rank #46,766
Reach 0.0026%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 58.67 days
800.02 days >
Average installed length: 420.35 days
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Ss:Helper 1.74
What is Ss:Helper?
SS.Helper is a protection mechanism that is designed to protect bundled software of potentially unwanted programs distributed through bundles.
Overview
Ss:Helper 1.74 is a program developed by Search Assistant SProtector. The main program executable is sprotector.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.32 MB (1,380,056 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 28% of users of Ss:Helper come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Ss:Helper.
| sprotector.dll (2e705785860f95358dc9aa6ed402198b) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-130615 |
Win32:SProtector-A [PUP] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3468 |
Generic5 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0166 |
Adware.BGuard.11 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8450 |
a variant of Win32/SProtector.A |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.6.166 |
Trojan/Sprotector |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.15 |
ADW_SPROTECT |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.166 |
ADW_SPROTECT |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
18716 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| psupport.dll (898bdcc577a2b49e8eacaf18ddbb3e7b) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.24.00 |
PUP/Win32.ADownloader |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.126.212 |
Adware/BHO.Bprotector.12 |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-BID [Adw] |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.BHO.40 |
| Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
| Comodo Security |
17665 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
|
Adware.BGuard.42 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9331 |
a variant of Win32/SProtector.A |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
| G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.SProtect.A |
| McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Generic PUP.a |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Generic PUP.a |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Bprotector.1 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57380 |
Trojan.Win32.BGuard.cqshad |
| Sophos |
4.97.0 |
BProtector |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.BL |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.24.3 |
AdWare.BHO |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
25750 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| uninstall.exe (b42ff5f0d5e1b6331b9243ca6c78656e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
NSIS:SProtector-B [PUP] |
| Dr.Web |
|
Adware.BGuard.11 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9190 |
Win32/SProtector.B |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
24882 |
Sprotector (fs) |
View all 34 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sshelper
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SsHelper\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\SsHelper"
Estimated size: 1.32 MB
Files installed by Ss:Helper 1.74
| Program module: | sprotector.dll (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\sshelper\sprotector.dll |
| MD5: | 2e705785860f95358dc9aa6ed402198b |
| SProtector has been detected as 'malware' by multiple antivirus products. TrendMicro classifies it as TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L8. ESET calls it a variant of Win32/SProtector.A. QuickHeal identifies SProtector.dll as Worm.SProtector.A3. Avast... |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) psupport.dll
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uninstall.exe
How do I remove Ss:Helper?
You can uninstall Ss:Helper 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 Ss:Helper 1.74, 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 Ss:Helper.
- 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) 76%
Win 10 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #39,419
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
86.27% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.84% |
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| Windows XP |
3.92% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.96% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.78% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.69% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.84% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.92% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.92% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.92% |
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Geography
27.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
27.59% |
| United Kingdom |
17.24% |
| Canada |
6.90% |
| Croatia |
3.45% |
| Indonesia |
3.45% |
| Israel |
3.45% |
| TN |
3.45% |
| South Africa |
3.45% |
| Switzerland |
1.72% |
| Dominican Republic |
1.72% |
| Egypt |
1.72% |
| Greece |
1.72% |
| Hungary |
1.72% |
| MK |
1.72% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.88% |
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| Acer |
25.58% |
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| ASUS |
13.95% |
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| Dell |
9.30% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.65% |
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| Sony |
4.65% |
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| Toshiba |
2.33% |
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| Samsung |
2.33% |
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| Intel |
2.33% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.55% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.55% |
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| TOSHIBA PORTEGE M750 |
2.27% |
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| TOSHIBA EQUIUM L350D |
2.27% |
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| Sony VPCEH14FM |
2.27% |
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| Sony VGN-NS140E |
2.27% |
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About Search Assistant SProtector
Alias distribution of the SProtector class of malware.