SmartWeb

SmartWeb

Known Adware

by SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

What is SmartWeb?

SmartWeb is software application developed by SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 51.57% of installations running this operating system. SmartWeb's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 5 files. The most common release is 8.0.9 with 69.54% of all installations currently using this version.

SmartWeb is most popular in the United States with 49.93% of installations residing in this country.

SmartWeb adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About SmartWeb?

As per the End User License Agreement (EULA), the software service delivers content to users through ad networks such as Commission Junction, LinkShare, Google Affiliate Network, and other Web advertising partners. SmartWeb is designed to search the internet for alternative offers for a specific product of interest to the user. Additionally, it locates and displays coupons to help users save money on potential purchases. It is important to note that while the software cannot guarantee the lowest prices, it strives to identify the best prices and deals available online. These offers and coupons are automatically displayed in the bottom right corner of the interface, requiring no action from the user.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in SmartWeb.

SmartWebHelper.exe (MD5: 2f5685d40faf379a39b6e43ef55dbb64) has been flagged by 36 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.PriceGong.C
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Agent
ALYac Adware.PriceGong.C
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Agent.hpot
Arcabit Adware.PriceGong.C
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG Generic6
Avira ADWARE/Pricegong.270368.1
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.PriceGong.C
Bitdefender Adware.PriceGong.C
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.859
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.PriceGong
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Adware.ConvertAd.RC
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/PriceGong
F-Secure Adware.PriceGong.C
G Data Adware.PriceGong
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.PriceGong
Jiangmin AdWare/PriceGong.b
K7 AntiVirus Riskware
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.PriceGong
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SmartWeb.A
McAfee Artemis!2F5685D40FAF
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.PriceGong.C
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.Agent.dqjsxh
nProtect Adware.PriceGong.C
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Tencent Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.0
Trend Micro PUA_PriceGong
TrendMicro-HouseCall PUA_PriceGong
Vba32 AntiVirus Adware.PriceGong
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.SmartWeb.270368[h]

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • SmartWebHelper.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SmartWeb Upgrade Trigger Task' (runs daily at 12:05 PM).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.smart-web.me
Support:
Installation path:
C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartweb
Uninstaller:
C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SmartWeb\uninst.exe
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

SmartWeb Executable Details

Primary executable:
SmartWebHelper.exe
Name:
SmartWeb
Path:
C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartweb\SmartWebHelper.exe
MD5:
2f5685d40faf379a39b6e43ef55dbb64
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by SmartWeb
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
379f5b4d95c112234ecf3a3c21202b84
DLL
bce139e3d1b13ab38b58e645abe30679
EXE
2f5685d40faf379a39b6e43ef55dbb64
EXE
44069c2ac699c8dad80a96fb1c8dfe57
EXE
7eae514f09ac3f50df8aa0baf562d647