Should I remove coupon monkey?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #25,670
United States Rank #27,198
Reach 0.0066%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.20 days
182.92 days >
Average installed length: 96.11 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.1 |
100.00% |
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coupon monkey
from Adpeak Inc.
What is coupon monkey?
Couponmonkey is a web browser extension that delivers advertisements in the form of coupons, price-comparisons, affiliate links, display media and other links.
About (from Adpeak)
Couponmonkey is an online shopping tool that combines cash back, discounts and online coupons. Our browser app uses tools to look at your browsing activity to make sure we notify you with coupons and offers that are relevant to you. The app may perform click events on your behalf, making sure no cash back opportunity ... Read more
Overview
Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named auhhlzqovx.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.15 MB (2,253,446 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Installs a Windows Service
- 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 coupon monkey.
| auhhlzqovx.exe (9ac788e55b3369cbc0b50f74ec93b89d) has been flagged by the following 36 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
662 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Adpeak |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.01 |
PUP/Win32.Generic |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3140 |
Generic5 |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
SPR/Tool.150528.5 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Adware.Win32.Adpeak.J |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
4.15.14.00 |
AdWare.Agent.r5 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
21601 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/Adware.CKFK-1449 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Adware.Shopper.520 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.05 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11405 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.Adpeak.J |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Adware/Agent |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
Adware/Agent.ahdj |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15441 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.202.15439 |
Adware ( 004a095f1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2196 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
| McAfee |
5600.6796 |
Artemis!9AC788E55B33 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163248 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.8.659 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddycms |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.05 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA GH |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Adware.Adpeak |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.7 |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJM14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJM14 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.Agent |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
38934 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2122 |
Adware.Agent.Win32.14398 |
View all 36 all detections
coupon monkey 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 monkey
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\c76d26e8
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\C76D26E8\uninstaller.exe -source="C76D26E8" -clean="1"
Estimated size: 2.15 MB
Files installed by coupon monkey
| Program executable: | auhhlzqovx.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\b7305d53-89a1-44cd-904e-e5c91c2c0ee6\auhhlzqovx.exe |
| MD5: | 9ac788e55b3369cbc0b50f74ec93b89d |
Additional files:
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uninstaller.exe
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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nfapi.dll
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nfregdrv.exe
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ProtocolFilters.dll
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- auhhlzqovx.exe runs as a service named 'CouponMonkeyService' (CouponMonkeyService).
How do I remove coupon monkey?
You can uninstall coupon monkey 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 monkey, 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 monkey.
- 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) 54%
Win 7 1%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.96% |
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| Windows 10 |
34.35% |
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| Windows XP |
6.11% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.58% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.17% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
24.43% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.87% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.11% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.58% |
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Geography
36.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.13% |
| Germany |
18.06% |
| Italy |
8.39% |
| France |
7.74% |
| Canada |
5.81% |
| Australia |
5.16% |
| United Kingdom |
5.16% |
| Netherlands |
3.87% |
| Russia |
2.58% |
| Belgium |
1.94% |
| Brazil |
1.94% |
| Poland |
1.29% |
| Austria |
0.65% |
| Portugal |
0.65% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.95% |
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| Acer |
20.24% |
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| Dell |
11.90% |
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| ASUS |
10.71% |
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| Medion |
8.33% |
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| Toshiba |
5.95% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.57% |
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| Samsung |
3.57% |
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| Intel |
2.38% |
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| Alienware |
2.38% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.88% |
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| ASUS All Series |
1.92% |
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| Dell XPS 8700 |
1.92% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
1.92% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
1.92% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
1.92% |
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