What is SmartWebInstaller[1].exe?

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe is part of SmartWeb and developed by SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. according to the SmartWebInstaller[1].exe version information.

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe's description is "SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. - Price Comparison"

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe is digitally signed by SoftBrain Technologies Ltd..

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe is usually located in the 'c:\input\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SmartWebInstaller[1].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.

VirusTotal report

37 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SmartWebInstaller[1].exe file. That's a 66% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Adware.Generic.1226550
Agnitum	Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3	Adware/Win32.PriceGong
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.PriceGong
Avast	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG	Generic.5CE
Avira	ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	PUA.Win32.PriceGong.C
BitDefender	Adware.Generic.1226550
Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.E6A6
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt
Cyren	W32/Adware.VUKO-2721
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen6.33552
Emsisoft	Adware.Generic.1226550 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/PriceGong.C potentially unwanted
F-Secure	Adware.PriceGong.B
Fortinet	Riskware/PriceGong
GData	Adware.Generic.1226550
Ikarus	PUA.PriceGong
Jiangmin	Adware/Agent.apzk
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004b52d01 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 004b52d01 )
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.PriceGong.a
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.SmartWeb.A
McAfee	Generic PUP.x
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic PUP.x
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.Generic.1226550
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Shopper.dpncsr
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
Symantec	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro	ADW_PRICEGONG
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0218
VBA32	Adware.PriceGong
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	Adware.Agent.759544[h]

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SmartWebInstaller[1].exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SmartWebInstaller[1].exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SmartWebInstaller[1].exe 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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate SmartWebInstaller[1].exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SmartWebInstaller[1].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 SmartWebInstaller[1].exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\input\SmartWebInstaller[1].exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SmartWebInstaller[1].exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SmartWebInstaller[1].exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SmartWebInstaller[1].exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If SmartWebInstaller[1].exe 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 SmartWebInstaller[1].exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• SmartWebInstaller.exe

Folder name variants

SmartWebInstaller[1].exe may also be located in other folders than c:\input\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\kg1ys5bg\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\vc19at38\

Error Messages

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