PC Pitstop is the undisputed leader in PC diagnostics. Our running process library is culled from our database of over 100 million PC diagnostics and scans.

Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

sbtv.exe (SBTV)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB

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PC Pitstop Analysis

SBTV.exe - SBTV is SpamBlockerUtility from Hotbar. This program tracks your surfing habits. It displays toolbars and buttons based on the sites you visited and records your IP address. This collection of system altering software reconfigures browsers, homepage, and search settings. It displays advertising and popups.

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Recommendation

sbtv.exe is spyware/adware. PC Pitstop recommends strongly that all adware and spyware be immediately removed. This application category consumes considerable system resources and the performance gain is quite noticeable. Furthermore, adware/spyware pose a security risk to your computer as it sends your personal information back to the mothership.

PC Pitstop Exterminate removes sbtv.exe and all other forms of malware and spyware. Run a free scan and analysis to learn how to quickly and easily rid your computer of adware and spyware.

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Identification

In addition to the file name, sbtv.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:	HotBar
Product contains:	SBTV

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

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MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called sbtv.exe, we have detected 3 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

MD5 Report Summary
Program Name	MD5 Count
sbtv.exe	3

#	MD5	Size
1	0x202293dc6ff2d40980b811c0f63f6de0	141824 bytes
2	0xb13ddb38040b1cd60a6fea60d3ec8900	141824 bytes
3	0x83045b5d11769f5985c6bdaf1d121776	287744 bytes

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PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. sbtv.exe (SBTV) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 2 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

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