Shopping Helper Smartbar

By CagedTech in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	14,459
Threat Level:	50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers:	1,188

First Seen:	March 13, 2014
Last Seen:	June 25, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Shopping Helper Smartbar Image

Shopping Helper is a PUP that is responsible for numerous issues on affected computers. Although Shopping Helper is marketed as a way for computer users to gain access to deals, discounts and coupons when shopping online, security researchers have observed that Shopping Helper's services are seldom as effective as advertised. In fact, rather than helping computer users find what they need, Shopping Helper is designed specifically to expose them to numerous advertisements for things that are not necessary. It is crucial to understand that there are significant problems with Shopping Helper apart from the fact that Shopping Helper is extremely irritating. Shopping Helper may cause serious performance issues on affected computers, hijack the victim's Web browser, expose the computer to potentially threatening online content and compromise the computer user's privacy. With this in mind, security analysts advise the immediate removal of Shopping Helper from the affected computer.

Above we mentioned the four reasons why Shopping Helper may be potentially harmful. The reasons for this are listed below:

Shopping Helper may cause significant performance problems because Shopping Helper consumes system resources and activates automatically. Shopping Helper may also connect to the Internet, consuming bandwidth and preventing computer users from connecting to their preferred websites as normal.
Shopping Helper may take over Web browsers, forcing them to visit potentially compromised websites repeatedly.
Shopping Helper may expose your computer to potentially unsafe online content through its browser redirects and through its numerous advertisements. Clicking on Shopping Helper advertisements may lead to unsafe websites or trying to install other PUPs on your computer.
Shopping Helper may compromise your security by gathering information about your computer and browsing habits and relaying it to a third party for market research purposes.

Because of this reason, a reliable security program should be used when uninstalling Shopping Helper. Even if Shopping Helper can be uninstalled as normal, the fact that Shopping Helper may expose your computer to other harmful component makes Shopping Helper a security risk to your computer requiring a reliable anti-virus application to be certain that no harm has been done.

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SpyHunter Detects & Remove Shopping Helper Smartbar

File System Details

Shopping Helper Smartbar may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	ShoppinHelper2_Setup.exe	7014d7eac25f92fdaf204f129fabf5ff	6
Name: ShoppinHelper2_Setup.exe MD5: 7014d7eac25f92fdaf204f129fabf5ff Size: 9.43 MB (9439605 bytes) Detections: 6 Type: Executable File Path: %TEMP%\98131cf1-2d2e-48cb-94d5-7192dce1dfa9\software Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 17, 2014
2.	C:\Users\\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide
Name: C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide Group: Malware file
3.	axinterop.wmplib.dll
Name: axinterop.wmplib.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
4.	browserhelper.exe
Name: browserhelper.exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
5.	googlechromeremoteplugin.dll
Name: googlechromeremoteplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
6.	interop.shdocvw.dll
Name: interop.shdocvw.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
7.	interop.wmplib.dll
Name: interop.wmplib.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
8.	mactrackbarlib.dll
Name: mactrackbarlib.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
9.	microsoft.mshtml.dll
Name: microsoft.mshtml.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
10.	microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll
Name: microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
11.	microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll
Name: microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
12.	microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll
Name: microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
13.	microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll
Name: microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
14.	microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll
Name: microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
15.	ndde.dll
Name: ndde.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
16.	newtonsoft.json.dll
Name: newtonsoft.json.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
17.	productsremovaltool.exe
Name: productsremovaltool.exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
18.	regasm.exe
Name: regasm.exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
19.	smartbar.exe
Name: smartbar.exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
20.	smartbar.gui.controls.dll
Name: smartbar.gui.controls.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
21.	smartbar.gui.docking.dll
Name: smartbar.gui.docking.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
22.	smartbar.gui.mainclient.dll
Name: smartbar.gui.mainclient.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
23.	smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
24.	smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
25.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
26.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.firefoxlocalplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.firefoxlocalplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
27.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.internetexplorerlocalplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.internetexplorerlocalplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
28.	smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
29.	smartbar.personalization.common.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.common.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
30.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.dmp.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.dmp.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
31.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
32.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.notepadplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.notepadplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
33.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.screencaptureplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.screencaptureplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
34.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.weatherplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.weatherplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
35.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.wordplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.wordplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
36.	smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
37.	smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
38.	smartbar.resources.languagesettings.resources.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.languagesettings.resources.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
39.	smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
40.	smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
41.	smartbar.resources.translations.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.translations.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
42.	smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_20.dll
Name: smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_20.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
43.	smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_21.dll
Name: smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_21.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
44.	smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_22.dll
Name: smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_22.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
45.	smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll
Name: smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
46.	smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll
Name: smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
47.	smartbarversionshelper.exe
Name: smartbarversionshelper.exe Type: Executable File Group: Malware file
48.	system.data.sqlite.dll
Name: system.data.sqlite.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
49.	smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_23.dll
Name: smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_23.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
50.	smartbar.gui.multimedia.dll
Name: smartbar.gui.multimedia.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
51.	smartbar.gui.multimedia.loader.dll
Name: smartbar.gui.multimedia.loader.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
52.	smartbar.infrastructure.eventmanager.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.eventmanager.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
53.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.base.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.base.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
54.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.defaultbrowser.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.defaultbrowser.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
55.	smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.sharemanagerlocalplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.sharemanagerlocalplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
56.	smartbar.personalization.businessentities.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.businessentities.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
57.	smartbar.personalization.businesslogic.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.businesslogic.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
58.	smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.uninstallproductsplugin.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.uninstallproductsplugin.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
59.	smartbar.personalization.settings.personalizationsettingsmanager.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.settings.personalizationsettingsmanager.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
60.	smartbar.personalization.settings.usersettingsmanager.dll
Name: smartbar.personalization.settings.usersettingsmanager.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
61.	smartbar.resources.automaticupdates.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.automaticupdates.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
62.	smartbar.resources.browserhelperutils.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.browserhelperutils.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
63.	smartbar.resources.generalutilities.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.generalutilities.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
64.	smartbar.resources.netseer.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.netseer.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
65.	smartbar.resources.processdownmonitor.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.processdownmonitor.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
66.	smartbar.resources.productsremovallibary.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.productsremovallibary.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
67.	smartbar.resources.productuninstaller.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.productuninstaller.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
68.	smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettings.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettings.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
69.	smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettingsautoupdater.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettingsautoupdater.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
70.	smartbar.resources.shortcutslibrary.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.shortcutslibrary.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
71.	smartbar.resources.sidebyside.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.sidebyside.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
72.	smartbar.resources.uninstallscreen.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.uninstallscreen.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
73.	smartbar.resources.urlhistorysupplier.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.urlhistorysupplier.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
74.	smartbar.resources.utilities.dll
Name: smartbar.resources.utilities.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file
75.	smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_24.dll
Name: smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_24.dll Type: Dynamic link library Group: Malware file

Registry Details

Shopping Helper Smartbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\A2B9E6CA6E7A71B4A8C6925D9176E321

Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\A2B9E6CA6E7A71B4A8C6925D9176E321

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

{AC6E9B2A-A7E6-4B17-8A6C-29D519673E12}

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