Should I remove Shopping Sidekick?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #25,785
United States Rank #16,194
Reach 0.0066%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.11 days
799.81 days >
Average installed length: 420.24 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.24.151.151 |
44.62% |
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1.23.151.151 |
13.85% |
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1.22.150.150 |
8.46% |
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1.18.149.149 |
33.08% |
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Shopping Sidekick
What is Shopping Sidekick?
Shopping Sidekick is a web browser plugin that displays coupon deals and other advertisements when users visit various online shopping sites. When a user visits an online shopping site and the program has a pre-arranged affiliate relationship with a similar merchant it will alert the user that other deals or prices exist, or in many cases just shows adverts. It injects ads and affiliate codes in product links directly by modifying web pages HTML content. In addition, it has been seen to display non-embedded pop-up advertisements that are non-attributed to the application making this program adware. This software is detected by various anti-malware programs that typically flag it as adware or a potentially unwanted program. It is typically included in various 3rd party software bundles.
About (from 215 Apps)
Use ShoppingSidekick when you buy online and you can find coupons to apply directly to your order, without leaving the page! ShoppingSidekick is a browser add-on that seamlessly integrates with shopping. After you install Shopping-Sidekick our install screen should pop-up, if it does not, search your download location ... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Built on the Crossrider toolbar platform and potentially unwanted
- May inject ads in the web browser
- 'Offers' to modify the browser's home and search pages by default
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Shopping Sidekick.
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe (a4d222108d8d2b5331950277a201336e) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.9115 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
v2013.05.26.01 |
PUP.215Apps |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.146 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07JN13 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23868 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
Uninstall.exe (40e9856d7df7e19843616c669965ceec) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.CrossRider.E |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
HW32.CDB.Caad |
CAT-QuickHeal |
12.00 |
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.24 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Adware.Generic.550410 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9279 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Adware/Fam.NB |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
K7 AntiVirus |
9.175.10814 |
Trojan ( 0048bcdd1 ) |
K7GW |
9.175.10814 |
Trojan ( 0048bcdd1 ) |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
VIRUS_UNKNOWN |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.215Apps |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!40E9856D7DF7 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-SFX.G |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Sophos |
4.96.0 |
Generic PUA JF |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25350 |
GamePlayLabs (fs) |
Shopping Sidekick.dll (f185af8cd5bbc1ecd06ffb7d99c5859f) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Skodna.4D3 |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clod14f.Trojan.1fc4 |
Comodo Security |
17360 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.GamePlayLabs.36 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9115 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
G Data |
22 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
Toolbar.Win32.CrossRider |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.215Apps |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 |
Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Suspicious file |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.ADH |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05J913 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23868 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
Shopping Sidekick.exe (23ea0e339b073f99830baa6157556be8) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
HackTool.Win32.CrossRider.E |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
W32.Clod090.Trojan.f0f7 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
12.00 |
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus) |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.24 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Adware.Generic.550410 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9279 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.215Apps |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.Generic.550410 |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.Crossid |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25350 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
ButtonUtil.dll (37186df22de45889dd7640eb362765fd) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
|
Adware.Plugin.14 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8791 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.G |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!37186DF22DE4 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!37186DF22DE4 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
21402 |
GamePlayLabs (v) |
View all 66 all detections
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Shopping Sidekick has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: shopping-sidekick.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Shopping Sidekick\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.17 MB
Files installed by Shopping Sidekick
Program executable: | Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Shopping Sidekick |
| Shopping Sidekick exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick\Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe |
MD5: | a4d222108d8d2b5331950277a201336e |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Shopping Sidekick.dll - Shopping Sidekick (Shopping Sidekick BHO)
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Shopping Sidekick.exe - Shopping Sidekick exe
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(Malware detected) Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe
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Shopping SidekickGui.exe
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Uninstall.exe - Shopping Sidekick Installer
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(Malware detected) ButtonUtil.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Shopping Sidekick.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Shopping Sidekick' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011501158} (CrossriderApp0005058).
How do I remove Shopping Sidekick?
You can uninstall Shopping Sidekick 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 Shopping Sidekick, 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 Shopping Sidekick.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Shopping Sidekick you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 3%
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USER ACTIONS
![](images/icon_piechart29.png) |
Uninstall it 85%
Keep it 15%
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GLOBAL RANK
#25,785
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.62% |
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Windows Vista |
17.69% |
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Windows XP |
10.77% |
|
Windows 10 |
6.92% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
15.38% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.77% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.69% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.92% |
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Windows 8 |
3.08% |
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Geography
78.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
78.68% |
Canada |
8.12% |
United Kingdom |
7.11% |
Iran |
2.03% |
Brazil |
0.51% |
Finland |
0.51% |
Australia |
0.51% |
Greece |
0.51% |
Philippines |
0.51% |
Romania |
0.51% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.51% |
Jamaica |
0.51% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
42.11% |
|
Dell |
35.79% |
|
Toshiba |
6.32% |
|
Acer |
6.32% |
|
Sony |
2.11% |
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ASUS |
2.11% |
|
Samsung |
1.05% |
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Lenovo |
1.05% |
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Alienware |
1.05% |
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Gateway |
1.05% |
|
American Megatrends |
1.05% |
|
Common models |
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.24% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.39% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.54% |
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HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.54% |
|
Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.54% |
|
Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.54% |
|
About 215 Apps
215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.
Publisher URL: www.215apps.com