What is Helper.DLL?

Helper.DLL is digitally signed by SafetyNut Inc..

Helper.DLL is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Helper.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.

VirusTotal report

7 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Helper.DLL file. That's a 13% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.C
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.C
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.aknu
McAfee	Artemis!297234C8CA75
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!297234C8CA75
Sophos	Generic PUA BB

Helper.DLL removal instructions

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

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate Helper.DLL in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Helper.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 Helper.DLL in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\Program Files (x86)\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\Helper.DLL

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Helper.DLL file.

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

Folder name variants

Helper.DLL may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files (x86)\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\nsn981d.tmp\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\nswf1c4.tmp\

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