Should I remove Coupon Companion?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.24.151.151	75.10%
1.23.151.151	7.34%
1.22.150.150	1.31%
1.20.150.150	0.13%
1.18.149.149	16.12%

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Remove Coupon Companion by 215 Apps

Coupon Companion by Awesome Apps (215 Apps/ run by 50OnRed) is a Browser Helper Object installed into Internet Explorer that monitors web pages for possible affiliate merchant partners. Coupon Companion will let you know when there are coupons by showing a counter in the top right of Web sites. Coupon Companion is an adware type program that has causes serious performance issues to your PC by installing a number of plug-ins and add-ins to your web browser and Windows. It injects ads directly by modifying web pages based on your surfing habits.

The Plugin currently displays several basic types of advertising, including but not limited to:
- sponsored links
- banner ads, "pop-unders" and interstitial ads
- coupons
- video targeted ads

URL: coupon-companion.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for Coupon Companion

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Coupon Companion

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Coupon Companion\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 2.91 MB

• Coupon Companion-bg.exe connects to LB140.NYNY.COTENDO.net (208.93.143.190 port 80).

Coupon Companion-bg.exe
Memory:	3.25 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0248292791%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.01401435%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.01081493%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	2	70 average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Coupon Companion, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Coupon Companion.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 73% Win 7 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 86% Keep it 14%

GLOBAL RANK #9,564

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	90.68%
Australia	3.05%
United Kingdom	2.01%
Canada	1.85%
Iran	0.56%
Israel	0.24%
India	0.16%
LY	0.08%
Vietnam	0.08%
Singapore	0.08%
Thailand	0.08%
UA	0.08%
SD	0.08%
RS	0.08%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc.

Publisher URL: www.215apps.com

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