What is Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe?
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe is part of Shopping Sidekick and developed by 215 Apps according to the Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe version information.
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe's description is "Shopping Sidekick exe"
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe is digitally signed by Awesome Apps.
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe.
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-bg.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Shopping Sidekick |
| Company name | 215 Apps |
| File description | Shopping Sidekick exe |
| Internal name | Shopping Sidekick |
| Original filename | Shopping Sidekick.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2011 |
| Product version | 1.1.151.29 |
| File version | 1.1.151.29 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Shopping Sidekick |
| Company name | 215 Apps |
| File description | Shopping Sidekick exe |
| Internal name | Shopping Sidekick |
| Original filename | Shopping Sidekick.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2011 |
| Product version | 1.1.151.29 |
| File version | 1.1.151.29 |
Digital signatures [?]
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Awesome Apps |
| Certificate issuer name | Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 |
| Certificate serial number | 3d0c9ccf6a7d44b9fda1963a424319ba |
VirusTotal report
4 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AVG | MalSign.Skodna.4D3 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.215Apps |
| VIPRE | GamePlayLabs (v) |
Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe 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-bg.exe in the scan result.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick\Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 332174cc2be211c5f9894f659f8b4528 |
| SHA256 | 52f9d8ea06d5d719aa85df93d19b90b42e38bbf3a952944b1923f0cd90c8e10f |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to shopping sidekick-bg.exe:
shopping sidekick-bg.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
shopping sidekick-bg.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Shopping Sidekick exe has stopped working.
End Program - shopping sidekick-bg.exe. This program is not responding.
shopping sidekick-bg.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
shopping sidekick-bg.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 12 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
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