Should I block it?

60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

6288f 50.00%
064f5 50.00%
(Note, ShopAtHome.com publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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shopathomewatcher.exe

By ShopAtHome.com (Signed)

Remove shopathomewatcher.exe
MD5:   6288f2a373514aaa9db248ea42d8e98a
SHA1:   3b9148a1e2d42f1eb91eb08dfb1c7cbb46976192

What is shopathomewatcher.exe?

shopathomewatcher.exe is part of the Shop at Home Toolbar. When loaded by IE, it will install a toolbar in the top of your Internet Explore web browser. By installing itself, the toolbar has full access to the a loaded web page's HTML content and knowledge of the URL the user is currently viewing; it can also manipuate these depending on the intended function of the toolbar.

About shopathomewatcher.exe (from ShopAtHome.com)

ShopAtHome.com is one of the largest websites offering free online coupons, grocery coupons, cash back rewards, free samples, restaurant coupons and contests. The site is unique from other online dea

DetailsDetails

File name:shopathomewatcher.exe
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\shopathome\shopathomehelper\shopathomewatcher.exe
Size:86.43 KB (88,504 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ShopAtHome.com
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, June 21, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Belcaro Group Inc.
  68% remove
This is the helper application that is installed with the ShopAtHome Toolbar (Browser App). "When you visit a website, whether typing in the URL or clicking a link (including from a search engine results page), the Browser App recognizes whether the URL is that of an Affiliate Store, and, if so, may redirect you through the affiliate network site to the Affiliate Store's website, at which time, a tracking cookie will be placed in your b...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ShopAtHomeWatcher' → C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\ShopAtHome\ShopAtHomeHelper\ShopAtHomeWatcher.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02566360%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00836857%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01729503%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.46 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.61 MB
Private (minimum):4.59 MB
Non-paged memory:1.46 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:52.38 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):54.2 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.59 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.74 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:132
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:2
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\shopathome\shopathomehelper\shopathomewatcher.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of shopathomewatcher.exe.
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