Should I remove SafeSaver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,338
United States Rank #12,192
Reach 0.0711%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 258.98 days
1089.66 days >
Average installed length: 572.53 days
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SafeSaver 1.74
What is SafeSaver?
This is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software acts as an adware type application and is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.
Overview
The primary executable is named sprotector.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.47 MB (1,544,274 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SafeSaver.
| sprotector.dll (2e705785860f95358dc9aa6ed402198b) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-130615 |
Win32:SProtector-A [PUP] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3468 |
Generic5 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0166 |
Adware.BGuard.11 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8450 |
a variant of Win32/SProtector.A |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.6.166 |
Trojan/Sprotector |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.15 |
ADW_SPROTECT |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.166 |
ADW_SPROTECT |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
18716 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| uninstall.exe (b42ff5f0d5e1b6331b9243ca6c78656e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
NSIS:SProtector-B [PUP] |
| Dr.Web |
|
Adware.BGuard.11 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9190 |
Win32/SProtector.B |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
24882 |
Sprotector (fs) |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\safesaver
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SafeSaver\uninstall.exe" /FULLPATH="C:\Program Files\SafeSaver"
Estimated size: 1.47 MB
Files installed by SafeSaver 1.74
| Program module: | sprotector.dll (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\safesaver\sprotector.dll |
| MD5: | 2e705785860f95358dc9aa6ed402198b |
| SProtector has been detected as 'malware' by multiple antivirus products. TrendMicro classifies it as TROJ_GEN.RCBH1L8. ESET calls it a variant of Win32/SProtector.A. QuickHeal identifies SProtector.dll as Worm.SProtector.A3. Avast... |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) uninstall.exe
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lpk.dll
How do I remove SafeSaver?
You can uninstall SafeSaver 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 SafeSaver 1.74, 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 SafeSaver.
- 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) 72%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #6,338
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
84.74% |
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| Windows XP |
10.49% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.78% |
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| Windows 10 |
0.78% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.21% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.38% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.44% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.63% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.41% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.10% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.37% |
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Geography
17.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
17.19% |
| Indonesia |
5.78% |
| Brazil |
4.50% |
| Taiwan |
4.30% |
| India |
3.22% |
| MA |
3.09% |
| Israel |
2.75% |
| Germany |
2.42% |
| Italy |
2.35% |
| Mexico |
2.28% |
| Thailand |
2.22% |
| DZ |
2.22% |
| Egypt |
2.22% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.01% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.76% |
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| Acer |
20.98% |
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| Dell |
17.92% |
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| ASUS |
8.42% |
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| Toshiba |
8.09% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.43% |
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| Samsung |
3.83% |
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| Intel |
2.95% |
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| Lenovo |
1.64% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.98% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.44% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.44% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
5.38% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 |
3.08% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.82% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.56% |
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Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com