Should I remove coupon downloader?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,598
United States Rank #23,836
Reach 0.0154%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.24 days
243.05 days >
Average installed length: 127.71 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.0.1 |
100.00% |
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Rankings
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coupon downloader
from Adpeak, Inc.
What is coupon downloader?
This adware web browser add-on injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of coupons displayed on a web page, shopping comparison, in-text and new tab advertisements. It will communicate several times a day with its servers to check for and download new offers, the placement of offers, the web pages a user views and the ads that are clicked on as well as sends computer information to Adpeak's Coupon Downloader server.
From the EULA: "The Toolbar monitors and records the ways in which you use your computer and the websites you visit so that: (i) you can receive targeted advertisements. Displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages, shopping comparison, in-text transitional, in-text link advertisements and coupons that would not otherwise appear."
This application is classified as adware and/or a PUP based on its behavior. The software is distributed through third party installers.
About (from Adpeak)
After you have Coupon Downloader installed, just go about your shopping as usual! When we have coupons available for the site you are on, we will notify you with our toolbar. When alerted that there are coupons available, simply click on "View All Available Coupons" for all the deals on the site you're browsing. Click ... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in coupon downloader.
Coupon Downloader.dll (c946d247312e63baba31741d4d57e2f5) has been flagged by the following 21 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
806 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Adpeak |
AVG |
2015.0.3284 |
Coupondo |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
CouponDownloader (fs) |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1625 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
Comodo Security |
20069 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0325 |
Adware.Shopper.481 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.21.06 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10715 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.I |
F-Secure |
11.2014-21-11_6 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
G Data |
14.11.24 |
Adware.Adpeak |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2914 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.AdPeak |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.21.06 |
PUP.Optional.CouponDownloader.A |
McAfee |
5600.6940 |
Artemis!C946D247312E |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6940 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.mh |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.975 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63362 |
Riskware.Win32.AdPeak.dfqjss |
nProtect |
14.11.12.01 |
Adware.Adpeak.R |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Virus.Adware.ccc |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.325 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09K414 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34746 |
CouponDownloader (fs) |
View all 21 all detections
coupon downloader 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
Displayed publisher: coupon downloader
URL: coupondownloader.com
Help link: coupondownloader.com/howitworks.php
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\coupon downloader
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\coupon downloader\uninstaller.exe -source="4B5F3986-688D-4EE0-8390-82983E6E96A7" -clean=1 -remove="739027FD-0200-4F32-A9AC-8E4058065C
Files installed by coupon downloader
Program module: | Coupon Downloader.dll |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Coupon Downloader\Coupon Downloader.dll |
MD5: | c3326be3364570c691b77dfcae547c84 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Coupon Downloader.dll
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uninstall.exe
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uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- Coupon Downloader.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'CouponDownloader' with the class of {10AD2C61-0898-4348-8600-14A342F22AC3}.
How do I remove coupon downloader?
You can uninstall coupon downloader 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 coupon downloader, 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 coupon downloader.
- 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 downloader 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win XP 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
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GLOBAL RANK
#16,598
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
56.91% |
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Windows 10 |
32.89% |
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Windows Vista |
5.59% |
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Windows XP |
4.61% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.08% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.89% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.27% |
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Windows 8 |
8.28% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.96% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.64% |
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Geography
23.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
23.38% |
Germany |
17.86% |
Australia |
14.61% |
France |
12.01% |
Canada |
10.06% |
United Kingdom |
8.12% |
Brazil |
4.22% |
Poland |
3.57% |
Turkey |
2.92% |
Russia |
2.60% |
South Africa |
0.32% |
Italy |
0.32% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
31.82% |
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Acer |
17.17% |
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ASUS |
15.66% |
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Dell |
11.11% |
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Toshiba |
8.59% |
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Medion |
5.05% |
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Samsung |
4.55% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.54% |
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American Megatrends |
1.52% |
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Lenovo |
1.01% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.26% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.76% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.76% |
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ASUSTeK T100TA |
2.26% |
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Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
2.26% |
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ASUSTeK N550JK |
1.50% |
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