Does smile box give you a virus?

Answer 1

I'm wondering the same thing. I love the scrap booking software, but after installing it my system ran extra hard and kept coming out of hybernation....then

after accepting the latest updates I ended up with a Trojan. I'm worried if I should install it on my new laptop or not.

SmileBox

is a popular application that is used to make collages, scrapbooks and slide shows. While the application by it self is not malware

or a virus, the creators of this app are using some deceptive monetizing methods. If you have downloaded this program and installed it without closely checking every installation progress window you will also install a browser toolbar and your homepage will be changed to mystart.smilebox.com

Furthermore SmileBox

could have been installed on your PC while you were installing some free software downloaded from internet, some software developers are bundling such third party apps to monetize their own programs. As stated above SmileBox

is not a computer security threat by itself though having this software installed on your PC could put your privacy and PC security at risk.Why

should you uninstall

SmileBox

from your computer?

• Smilebox

  changes your default search engine (most commonly Google, Bing, etc.) provider to search.smilebox.com

• This app changes your default homepage to mystart.smilebox.com
• SmileBox

  can come bundled with third party free software and can install on your computer without your knowledge.

If you have installed SmileBox

on your computer yourself and you are happy with the services that you receive you shouldn't do anything, however the fact that this app uses deceptive monetizing methods which could put your privacy at risk clearly shows that this app should be eliminated from your PC. The choice is yours.