What is Shopping Sidekick?

Shopping Sidekick is software application developed by 215 Apps. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.62% of installations running this operating system. Shopping Sidekick's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 6 files. The most common release is 1.24.151.151 with 44.62% of all installations currently using this version.

Shopping Sidekick is most popular in the United States with 78.68% of installations residing in this country.

About Shopping Sidekick?

Shopping Sidekick is a web browser plugin designed to enhance online shopping experiences by displaying relevant coupon deals and advertisements when users visit select online shopping sites. The program utilizes pre-arranged affiliate relationships with merchants to alert users to potential deals or prices and may display targeted ads. It achieves this by injecting ads and affiliate codes into product links by modifying HTML content on web pages. However, some users have reported non-embedded pop-up advertisements not attributed to the application, leading to concerns of adware. As a result, various anti-malware programs may flag Shopping Sidekick as adware or a potentially unwanted program. Users should be aware that this software may be included in third-party software bundles.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Shopping Sidekick.

ButtonUtil.dll (MD5: 37186df22de45889dd7640eb362765fd) has been flagged by 6 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Dr.Web		Adware.Plugin.14
ESET-NOD32	8791	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.G
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!37186DF22DE4
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!37186DF22DE4
VIPRE Antivirus	21402	GamePlayLabs (v)

Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe (MD5: a4d222108d8d2b5331950277a201336e) has been flagged by 26 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
ESET-NOD32	7.9115	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	v2013.05.26.01	PUP.215Apps
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.146	TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07JN13
VIPRE Antivirus	23868	GamePlayLabs (v)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.E
Bitdefender	7.2.5028.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4613	HW32.CDB.Caad
CAT-QuickHeal	12.00	Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus)
Dr.Web		Adware.Plugin.24
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.550410 (B)
Fortinet FortiGate	5.1.147.0	Adware/Fam.NB
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.550410
G Data	22	Adware.Generic.550410
K7 AntiVirus	9.175.10814	Trojan ( 0048bcdd1 )
K7GW	9.175.10814	Trojan ( 0048bcdd1 )
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!40E9856D7DF7
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-SFX.G
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Sophos	4.96.0	Generic PUA JF
AVG	13.0.0.3169	MalSign.Skodna.4D3
Comodo Security	17360	ApplicUnwnt
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.5.6.0	Toolbar.Win32.CrossRider
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Suspicious file
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.ADH

Shopping Sidekick.exe (MD5: 23ea0e339b073f99830baa6157556be8) has been flagged by 17 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	HackTool.Win32.CrossRider.E
Bitdefender	7.2.5028.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4613	W32.Clod090.Trojan.f0f7
CAT-QuickHeal	12.00	Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus)
Dr.Web		Adware.Plugin.24
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.550410 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9279	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.E
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.550410
G Data	22	Adware.Generic.550410
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.215Apps
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.550410
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus	25350	GamePlayLabs (v)
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!37186DF22DE4
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!37186DF22DE4

Shopping Sidekick.dll (MD5: f185af8cd5bbc1ecd06ffb7d99c5859f) has been flagged by 22 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
AVG	13.0.0.3169	MalSign.Skodna.4D3
Bitdefender	7.2.5028.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod14f.Trojan.1fc4
Comodo Security	17360	ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web		Adware.GamePlayLabs.36
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.589	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9115	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
G Data	22	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.5.6.0	Toolbar.Win32.CrossRider
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.215Apps
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!F185AF8CD5BB
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Variant.Adware.VidSaver.1
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Suspicious file
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.ADH
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05J913
VIPRE Antivirus	23868	GamePlayLabs (v)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	HackTool.Win32.CrossRider.E
CAT-QuickHeal	12.00	Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus)

Software Details

URL:

https://shopping-sidekick.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Shopping Sidekick\Uninstall.exe

Size:

3.00 MB

Language:

English

Shopping Sidekick Executable Details

Primary executable:

Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe

Name:

Shopping Sidekick

Path:

C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick\Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe

MD5:

a4d222108d8d2b5331950277a201336e

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

uninstall.exe

999e56508476d0f0fd2d3534e96a723e

DLL

ButtonUtil.dll

Malware

37186df22de45889dd7640eb362765fd

EXE

Shopping SidekickGui.exe

999456c604b461fa4f90727e252c22bd

EXE

Shopping Sidekick-bg.exe

Adware

a4d222108d8d2b5331950277a201336e

EXE

Shopping Sidekick.exe

Malware

23ea0e339b073f99830baa6157556be8

DLL

Shopping Sidekick.dll