What is Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll?

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll is part of Shopping Sidekick Plugin and developed by 215 Apps according to the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll version information.

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll's description is "Shopping Sidekick Plugin BHO"

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick Plugin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameShopping Sidekick Plugin
Company name215 Apps
File descriptionShopping Sidekick Plugin BHO
Internal nameShopping Sidekick Plugin
Original filenameShopping Sidekick Plugin.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011
Product version1.1.151.5
File version1.1.151.5

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameShopping Sidekick Plugin
Company name215 Apps
File descriptionShopping Sidekick Plugin BHO
Internal nameShopping Sidekick Plugin
Original filenameShopping Sidekick Plugin.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011
Product version1.1.151.5
File version1.1.151.5

Digital signatures [?]

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

5 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll file. That's a 11% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AntiVir Adware/IWantThis.C
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.AlTS
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A
Malwarebytes PUP.215Apps
VIPRE Crossrider (fs)
5 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll file.

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick Plugin\Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

Shopping Sidekick Plugin.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick Plugin\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55854db51da0a6eb4d39bc9efbbadc1fd
SHA256de5193b4f16193da88e7cd85fbfc460282db26a97779a3599ad955e819822b6e

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 96% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 49 users.

User vote results: There were 47 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Grant Madden writes

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This is a handy tool for finding better prices on products your shopping for in real time

# 9 Jan 2013, 17:39

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