Should I remove Savings Season?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.21 days
212.63 days >
Average installed length: 111.72 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Smart Apps
Savings Season
from Smart Apps
What is Savings Season?
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups. These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.
About (from Smart Apps)
The Toolbar interacts with your computer by: Displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages advertisements, banners or coupons that would not otherwise appear; Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisem... Read more
Overview
The main program executable is SoftwareDetector.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 16 files and is usually about 955.38 KB (978,314 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- 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 Savings Season.
| SoftwareDetector.exe (978f45df5fc28f83f9fa82905757720e) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.SmartApps |
| AVG |
2015.0.3497 |
Generic5 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0112 |
Trojan.Crossrider.8812 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9701 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.SmartApps.B |
| McAfee |
5600.7153 |
Artemis!978F45DF5FC2 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7153 |
Artemis!978F45DF5FC2 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28430 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Savings Season 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:\users\user\appdata\Local\Savings Season
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Savings Season\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 955.38 KB
Files installed by Savings Season
| Program executable: | SoftwareDetector.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Savings Season\SoftwareDetector.exe |
| MD5: | 978f45df5fc28f83f9fa82905757720e |
Additional files:
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common.js
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gpedit.exe
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installer.js
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main_installer.js
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migrate.js
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projectInstaller.js
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repair.js
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repair_data.json
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(Malware detected) SoftwareDetector.exe
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uninstall.exe
How do I remove Savings Season?
You can uninstall Savings Season 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 Savings Season, 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 Savings Season.
- 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) 58%
Win XP 8%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
111.72
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.33% |
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| Windows XP |
8.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.83% |
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| Windows 8 |
8.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.17% |
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Geography
50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.00% |
| Germany |
15.63% |
| France |
9.38% |
| Brazil |
3.13% |
| India |
3.13% |
| Mexico |
3.13% |
| New Zealand |
3.13% |
| DK |
3.13% |
| Canada |
3.13% |
| Italy |
3.13% |
| United Kingdom |
3.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
27.27% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.73% |
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| Acer |
13.64% |
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| Medion |
13.64% |
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| Lenovo |
13.64% |
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| ASUS |
4.55% |
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| Samsung |
4.55% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron M5040 |
10.53% |
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| Dell Inspiron 660 |
5.26% |
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| Dell Inspiron 620 |
5.26% |
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| ASUSTeK K93SM |
5.26% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750G |
5.26% |
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| Samsung RV410/RV510/S3510... |
5.26% |
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