Should I remove SaveAs?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,659
United States Rank #24,355
Reach 0.0102%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.15 days
919.04 days >
Average installed length: 482.89 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0 |
100.00% |
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SaveAs
What is SaveAs?
SaveAs 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 anti-virus software products detect SaveAs as malware:
- VIPRE detects as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
- TrendMicro HouseCall detects as ADW_DLOAD
- BitDefender classifies it as Adware.BHO.Agent.E
- AhnLab detects it as PUP/Win32.BetterSoft
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named SaveAs.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 527.58 KB (540,247 bytes).
- 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 SaveAs.
SaveAs.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 |
422607286.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
SaveAs 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\SaveAs
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~1\SaveAs\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 527.58 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by SaveAs
Program executable: | SaveAs.exe (Malware detected) |
| Updater |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\SaveAs\SaveAs.exe |
MD5: | f33c9db8bc05ae336bb15a50230ad209 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) SaveAs.exe - Updater
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(Malware detected) 422607286.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- SaveAs.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F217A514-13D3-4DE6-BDBF-857602A446FB}'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SaveAs.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {13C28C3D-4A61-46CF-8B61-EFE8189D9171}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
SaveAs.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 SaveAs?
You can uninstall SaveAs 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 SaveAs, 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 SaveAs.
- 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) 64%
Win XP 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 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
74.75% |
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Windows XP |
10.40% |
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Windows 10 |
9.90% |
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Windows Vista |
4.95% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.57% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.34% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.40% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.43% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.96% |
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Windows 8 |
3.96% |
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Geography
30.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
30.84% |
India |
5.73% |
Netherlands |
4.41% |
Belgium |
3.96% |
Brazil |
3.96% |
Germany |
3.52% |
Italy |
3.08% |
Romania |
3.08% |
United Kingdom |
2.64% |
Argentina |
2.20% |
Iran |
2.20% |
Indonesia |
1.76% |
Malaysia |
1.76% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.76% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
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Dell |
18.88% |
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Acer |
16.78% |
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ASUS |
7.69% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.29% |
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American Megatrends |
5.59% |
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Toshiba |
5.59% |
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Samsung |
4.90% |
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Lenovo |
2.10% |
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Medion |
2.10% |
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Intel |
1.40% |
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Compaq |
0.70% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.35% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.61% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.61% |
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Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.61% |
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Itautec S.A. Infoway |
2.61% |
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Acer Aspire V5-571 |
1.74% |
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Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com