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Shopping Sidekick.dll
Shopping Sidekick by Amazing Apps (Signed)
| Version: | 1.1.149.9 |
| MD5: | e807523bf294d53c9d56c08f7522851c |
| SHA1: | 0d94a3d9e82d3ce9c90e872510f5ed3ed9cdd428 |
| SHA256: | 5008ede43dacd1baefb8f7905620b468fddf396492a140604b246437dabde372 |
What is Shopping Sidekick.dll?
Shopping Sidekick is a web browser plugin which tracks Internet browsing behaviors and displays coupon deals based on the user's shoppimg habits. The Shopping Sidekick browser add-on tracks Internet users detailed information shuch as sites visited and how they interact with the sites. The plugin commonly displays ads and deals from affiliated merchants and clicking on such links some times ends up in installing other unwanted browser add-ons or even malware.
About Shopping Sidekick.dll (from Amazing 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 shoppi”
Details
| File name: | shopping sidekick.dll |
| Publisher: | 215 Apps |
| Product name: | Shopping Sidekick |
| Description: | Shopping Sidekick BHO |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick\shopping sidekick.dll |
| File version: | 1.1.149.9 |
| Size: | 477.38 KB (488,832 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Amazing Apps |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Effective date: | Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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 p...
Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011501158}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
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