The Motive SmartBridge background task is installed with Verizon Online’s software which is included with their residential DSL service. It has an autoupdate prompt which runs at startup. I disabled it on my computer simply because I don’t know exactly what it does. Since I don’t have a use for it and anything running uses up some memory, I’ll keep it that way. Read the comments to learn about removing verizon online support center.
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I am DELIGHTED to have found this site. For the last couple months I have had this annoying pop up” Motive SB” window which I could usually click off, but was very annoying. i had no idea what it was and could’nt find anyone who knew. Google led me to you, thank goodness.
I noticed that every one seemed to connect this with Verizon. I just wanted to add that I have never had Verizon, but noticed this Motive SB pop up only after I installed SBC DSL. thanks SO much.
Just got my Verizon DSL a few days ago, and had been having innumerable problems with programs crashing and crazy-slow processing on my admittedly-ancient Win98SE 500mHz Pentium. Took out Smartbridge, and so far everything seems to be fixed. Thanks for the reassurance that it seems I can do without this dumb add-on. — R
you know what I work for DSL support and I havent heard about it ever
SmartBridge?????
(te mintieron)
Thank you for your simple instructions on disabling Motive Smartbridge. I can’t believe that when I send the error reprot to Microsoft, their lame advice just says that they’re “working with SBC” to figure out the problem…I fixed my PC in under a minute with your help.
Caveat: Except that when I checked Task manager after disabling “motiveSB” in start up “Motive” was still running! I disabled Verizon Support in the start up configsys (or whatever-same process as described above) and Voila! no more spyware.