Should I remove ContinueToSave?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,360
United States Rank #22,414
Reach 0.0297%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 35.82 days
1056.74 days >
Average installed length: 555.24 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0 |
100.00% |
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ContinueToSave
What is ContinueToSave?
ContinueToSave from BetterSoft is an adware program in the form of a process and a web browser plugin. The Plugin is designed to monitor the user's search and browsing habits and deliver advertising by overwriting the content HTML within the user's web browser. The background service which is executed as a Windows scheduled task is designed to make sure the web browser plugin remains active as well as automatically keeps the software updated. The plugin itself runs differently depending on the web browser, for Internet Explorer it runs as a browser helper object (BHO).
Various antivirus products detect this software as malware and adware under the name PUP/Win32.BetterSoft.
The program also goes under various additional names depending on what application it was installed with including OptimizerPro, SaveByClick, BrowseToSave and SaveAs.
About (from BetterSoft)
Discounts are always fun but it's even better when they come to you Instead of looking for them all over the place! Now, with the Continue to save browser add-on, you will be able to get the discounts on online purchases without any efforts. Simply search the item you would like to purchase online and click on the coup... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in ContinueToSave.
ContinueToSave.exe (f33c9db8bc05ae336bb15a50230ad209) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.10.21 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.108.198 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
Trend Micro |
10.465.26 |
ADW_CONSAVE |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.146 |
ADW_CONSAVE |
1143840799.dll (c2f772d5eb7fc69d24361c2c0ebc6eb5) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.03.00 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.117.76 |
Adware/BetterSoft.A |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.AEKX |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Comodo Security |
17373 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9122 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Riskware/BetterSoftAgent |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Generic PUP.t |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Generic PUP.t |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.56582 |
Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.cjedov |
Sophos |
4.95.0 |
Generic PUA DO |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_BHO |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_BHO |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23944 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.Agent.187904 |
View all 26 all detections
ContinueToSave has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\ContinueToSave
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\INSTAL~1\CONTIN~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 527.64 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by ContinueToSave
Program executable: | ContinueToSave.exe (Malware detected) |
| Updater |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\ContinueToSave\ContinueToSave.exe |
MD5: | f33c9db8bc05ae336bb15a50230ad209 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) ContinueToSave.exe - Updater
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(Malware detected) 1143840799.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ContinueToSave.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F217A514-13D3-4DE6-BDBF-857602A446FB}'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ContinueToSave.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {13C28C3D-4A61-46CF-8B61-EFE8189D9171}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
ContinueToSave.exe |
Memory: | 2.51 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002810851% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00018448% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009660% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 3,062 | |
I/O reads/min: | 25 Bytes | |
How do I remove ContinueToSave?
You can uninstall ContinueToSave from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program ContinueToSave, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ContinueToSave.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
79.01% |
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Windows XP |
8.36% |
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Windows 10 |
6.31% |
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Windows Vista |
6.31% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.58% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.58% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.45% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
8.39% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.62% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.42% |
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Geography
13.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
13.54% |
Taiwan |
8.65% |
Iran |
6.85% |
Germany |
4.40% |
Italy |
4.08% |
Netherlands |
3.59% |
United Kingdom |
3.26% |
Poland |
2.45% |
Czech Republic |
2.28% |
Croatia |
2.28% |
France |
2.12% |
Belgium |
1.96% |
Canada |
1.96% |
Australia |
1.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
25.36% |
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Acer |
20.75% |
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Dell |
17.00% |
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ASUS |
11.24% |
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GIGABYTE |
9.80% |
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Toshiba |
4.90% |
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Lenovo |
3.17% |
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Samsung |
2.59% |
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Intel |
1.73% |
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American Megatrends |
1.44% |
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Sahara |
1.15% |
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Apple |
0.86% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.32% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.26% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.66% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.66% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.66% |
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HP ProBook 4530s |
2.66% |
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Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com