SoftPlanet Software Assistant

Secure Download Ltd. that is known to pack legitimate software with adware like CouponsPlus and GoGoGo Radio publishes the SoftPlanet Software Assistant. SoftPlanet Software Assistant claims to perform the same operations as IB Updater Service and Global Updater, but better. However, security analysts did not find major differences between the aforementioned programs. Users may install the SoftPlanet Software Assistant along with the SafeSearch Toolbar that is associated with a browser hijacker. The SoftPlanet Software Assistant may edit your Windows Task Scheduler to add the executable spassist.exe to your list of startup programs and ensure its activities every time you turn on your PC. You should take into consideration the affiliation of SoftPlanet Software Assistant with adware, browser hijackers and riskware when you decide to install software updates to programs like Adobe Flash Player and Java that are often targeted by hackers. Secure and legitimate updates to programs that allow you to connect to the Internet, preview online content and download binary should be installed from trusted sources only. Therefore, security analysts consider SoftPlanet Software Assistant as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and you should use a trusted anti-malware suite to remove it and upgrade your cyber defenses.