Should I remove Coupon Companion Plugin?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,415
United States Rank #634
Reach 0.5914%
Installation trends (last 30 days)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.75 days
140.02 days >
Average installed length: 73.57 days
Versions of Coupon Companion Plugin
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.26.152.152 |
75.39% |
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| 1.24.151.151 |
24.61% |
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Coupon Companion Plugin
What is Coupon Companion Plugin?
Coupon Companion by Awesome Apps (215 Apps) 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. When you install the plug-in, it also has a background process that will attempt to disabled other 'conflicting' extensions that might interfere with it, this includes other competing products as well as some security products (in the software's EULA, you actually agreed to this).
From the Terms of Service provided:
"By installing the Plugin, you consent to the Plugin in disabling other conflicting software and we understand you have chosen to use our software to customize your social media pages over other available software packages.
The Plugin may automatically download and install updates from time to time from Licensor. These updates are designed to improve, enhance and further develop the Plugin and may take the form of bug fixes, enhanced functions, new software modules and completely new versions. You agree to receive such updates (and permit Licensor to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the Plugin.
In addition, the Plugin may be bundled with, or require the installation of, third-party software, such as but not limited search engine toolbars. Such bundling enables the Plugin to perform the functions requested by you and to collect information as described in our Privacy Policy or provides us with the resources to develop and update the Plugin."
About Coupon Companion Plugin (from 215 Apps)
“The Coupon Companion shopping companion will help save you money by finding and presenting the top active coupons for the site you're browsing. After installation Coupon Companion will let you know wh”
Warning, 2 anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Coupon Companion Plugin.
The file Coupon Companion Plugin.dll has been flagged by the following scanners:
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.575 |
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.AMN (A) |
| ESET NOD32 |
8206 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.A |

Coupon Companion Plugin 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
URL: coupon-companion.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\coupon companion plugin
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Coupon Companion Plugin\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 5.75 MB
Files installed by Coupon Companion Plugin
| Program module: | Coupon Companion Plugin.dll |
| Name: | Coupon Companion Plugin |
| Coupon Companion Plugin BHO |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\coupon companion plugin\Coupon Companion Plugin.dll |
| MD5: | aee481bcd3356b0043681b04997e103f |
| Coupon Companion is a web browser plugin which tracks Internet browsing behaviors and displays coupon deals based on the user's shoppimg habits. The Coupon Companion browser add-on tracks Internet users detailed information shuch as sites visited and how they interact with the sites. The plugin commonly displays ads and deals from affiliated merchants and clicking on such links some times ends up in installing other unwanted browser add-ons or even malware. |
Additional files:
- Coupon Companion Plugin.dll - Coupon Companion Plugin (Coupon Companion Plugin BHO)
- Coupon Companion Plugin-bg.exe - Coupon Companion Plugin exe
- Coupon Companion PluginGui.exe
- Uninstall.exe - Coupon Companion Plugin Installer
- ButtonUtil.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Coupon Companion Plugin.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Coupon Companion Plugin' with the class of {11111111-1111-1111-1111-110211181104} (CrossriderApp0021804).
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win Server 2003 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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GLOBAL RANK
#1,415
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.65% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.06% |
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| Windows XP |
9.97% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.17% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.16% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.81% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.31% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.03% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.53% |
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Geography
91.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
91.25% |
| United Kingdom |
2.97% |
| Australia |
2.81% |
| Canada |
1.88% |
| Ireland |
0.63% |
| United Arab Emirates |
0.16% |
| Indonesia |
0.16% |
| Philippines |
0.16% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.81% |
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| Dell |
24.74% |
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| Acer |
9.90% |
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| Toshiba |
9.04% |
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| Lenovo |
5.12% |
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| ASUS |
3.92% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.73% |
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| Gateway |
2.39% |
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| Intel |
1.71% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.71% |
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| Sony |
1.71% |
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| Samsung |
0.85% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.78% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.26% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
1.39% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
1.22% |
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| Dell Dimension E521 |
1.04% |
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| Dell Inspiron 620 |
1.04% |
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How do I remove Coupon Companion Plugin?
Quickly and completely remove Coupon Companion Plugin from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Coupon Companion Plugin 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Coupon Companion Plugin, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Coupon Companion Plugin.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Coupon Companion Plugin you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
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About 215 Apps
215 Apps developes a number of adware driven toolbar programs such as DropinSavings, Vid-Saver, Giant Savings, Savings Sidekick, etc., simply referred to as the plugin. The plugin will displaying rele
About (from 215 Apps)
“215Apps builds fun apps to help users supercharge their browser! Save money with our coupon apps. Create a universal wishlist of your most-wanted items and share it with your friends so they will buy ”
Publisher URL: www.215apps.com