What is Shopping Sidekick.dll?

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

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

Shopping Sidekick.dll is digitally signed by Amazing Apps.

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

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

PropertyValue
Product nameShopping Sidekick
Company name215 Apps
File descriptionShopping Sidekick BHO
Internal nameShopping Sidekick
Original filenameShopping Sidekick.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011
Product version1.1.149.10
File version1.1.149.10

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

Product nameShopping Sidekick
Company name215 Apps
File descriptionShopping Sidekick BHO
Internal nameShopping Sidekick
Original filenameShopping Sidekick.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011
Product version1.1.149.10
File version1.1.149.10

Digital signatures [?]

Shopping Sidekick.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAmazing Apps
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number2e307885017928b61d4f2cef5eb10a05

VirusTotal report

9 of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Shopping Sidekick.dll file. That's a 20% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider
Fortinet Riskware/Fam.NB
Malwarebytes PUP.215Apps
McAfee Downloader-CTX
McAfee-GW-Edition Downloader-CTX
TrendMicro ADW_BHO
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_BHO
VIPRE GamePlayLabs (v)
9 of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the Shopping Sidekick.dll file.

Shopping Sidekick.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Shopping Sidekick.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Shopping Sidekick.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Shopping Sidekick.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.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Shopping Sidekick.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.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Shopping Sidekick\Shopping Sidekick.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Shopping Sidekick.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Shopping Sidekick.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Shopping Sidekick.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Shopping Sidekick.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.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD589d454d6f13230cc5143dd94fac00d0f
SHA25690acec58a393eef0c895132ccd370ecc1b8f3d74d9a52cc042fc6e1e3b7ee08e

What will you do with the file?

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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 18 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
18

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 18 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

Roger Karlsson writes

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I've posted a summary for the Shopping Sidekick browser plugin here:

http://en.wiki.freefixer.com/wiki/Excellent_Coupons

# 22 Oct 2012, 6:07

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