SmartWeb

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 8,612
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 29,368
First Seen: July 24, 2014
Last Seen: May 31, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SmartWeb is an adware program that may unknowingly install on your computer through the loading of random freeware programs or bundled software apps. When this takes place, the SmartWeb program and all of its related components are apt to displaying random advertisements or pop-ups that try to get you to click on them. Use of the SmartWeb ads may redirect your web browser to unwanted sites that could contain questionable content. The SmartWeb ads may also slightly reduce the performance of your web browser application thus resulting in a cumbersome experience when you try to surf the internet. Removal of the SmartWeb adware and its related components or add-on extensions is a must to prevent the likelihood of you landing on questionable sites or ones that eventually lead to malware being installed on your computer.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove SmartWeb

File System Details

SmartWeb may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. SmartWebHelper.exe.vir 153f088dfdb3f940ad9daeb04a3acc4d 4,306
2. SmartWebApp.exe.vir 44069c2ac699c8dad80a96fb1c8dfe57 2,210
3. SmartWebHelper.exe e074bb1c5b7364d38be7533d540f0f74 1
4. smartwebapp.exe 6366f1e1caea7b8375ae2182e1f64c87 1
More files

Registry Details

SmartWeb may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\SmartWeb Upgrade Trigger Task
Software\AppDataLow\Software\SmartWeb
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\SmartWeb Upgrade Trigger Task
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SmartWeb
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SmartWeb

Directories

SmartWeb may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\SmartWeb
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\SmartWeb
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\SmartWeb
%appdata%\SmartWeb
%programfiles%\SFK
%programfiles(x86)%\SFK

1 Comment

Hey, so I tried to download a sims 4 game for free on the web, shortly after; I got rid of all the weird files and the unneeded downloads because I realized that it is illegal to take someone's game that costs money and sell it for free. Yet- a little search the web bar came up when I already had one. So, thanks for teaching me how to get rid of it! 🙂

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