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Should I remove GetTheDiscount?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,840
United States Rank #17,110
Reach 0.0123%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.85 days
467.69 days >
Average installed length: 245.74 days

GetTheDiscount

What is GetTheDiscount?

GetTheDiscount tracks usage behavior. Information about the search queries submited in connection with the Toolbar and how it is interacted with search results may be used to personalize the content and advertisements.

About  (from WebPick Internet Holdings)

Get the biggest and most attractive discounts from all over the online shopping sites. Choose the prices that best pair with your budget and needs. The GetTheDiscount browser add-on is downloadable for free. When the plugin recognizes that the end user has visited a partner site it will show all available offers for th...  Read more

Overview

The primary executable is named GetTheDiscount.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 1 files.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Known to reinstall itself
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in GetTheDiscount.
GetTheDiscount.exe (79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141120 PUA.Win32.Agent.81
Clam AntiVirus 0.98/21511 Win.Adware.Mplug-52
McAfee 5600.6941 RDN/Generic.dx!dgr
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6941 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.fc
Symantec 8/6/2014 rev. 4 Trojan.ADH.SMH
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.237 TROJ_GEN.R047H05HE14
VIPRE Antivirus 34928 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
GetTheDiscount has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: GetTheDiscount
URL: getthediscount.info
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\getthediscount
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\GetTheDiscount\GetTheDiscount.exe" /progname=GetTheDiscount /progver=3.4.2 /progpub=GetTheDiscount /proguninstallurl=asdahjka.com /del

Program filesFiles installed by GetTheDiscount

Program executable:GetTheDiscount.exe (Malware detected)
7z 安装自释放
Path:C:\ProgramData\getthediscount\GetTheDiscount.exe
MD5:79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3
  • (Malware detected) GetTheDiscount.exe (by Igor Pavlov)

How do I remove GetTheDiscount?

You can uninstall GetTheDiscount from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 GetTheDiscount, 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 GetTheDiscount.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#18,840

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.33%
Windows 10 33.47%
Windows Vista 4.96%
Windows XP 1.24%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.08%
Windows 8.1 19.58%
Windows 7 Professional 8.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.25%
Windows 8 3.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.60%
  Germany 10.62%
  France 5.14%
  Canada 5.14%
  Italy 4.79%
  Netherlands 3.08%
  Australia 2.40%
  Belgium 2.05%
  United Kingdom 2.05%
  Spain 1.71%
  DK 1.71%
  Brazil 1.03%
  Colombia 1.03%
  Norway 1.03%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.22%
Dell 16.67%
Acer 14.44%
Samsung 9.44%
Toshiba 9.44%
ASUS 8.33%
Lenovo 5.00%
GIGABYTE 2.78%
Gateway 1.11%
Compaq 0.56%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.20%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.40%
Dell Inspiron 3542 2.40%
ASUS All Series 2.40%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.40%
Samsung 305E4A/305E5A/305... 2.40%

About (from WebPick Internet Holdings Ltd.)

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