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Should I remove greeatsaVer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.2.0.1407 100.00%

greeatsaVer

What is greeatsaVer?

GreatSaver is an adware program that will display extra advertisements when users are using search engines such as Bing and Google. In Chrome, it installs itself as an extension and in Internet Explorer it runs as a process as well as a Browser Helper Object. It also adds itself as a Windows add-on. The program creates an entry in the Add or Remove Programs of the Control Panel however deleting this entry might stop the adware running, but will not stop ads from displaying. Once installed, This adware displays ads if a user searches using Bing or Google by injecting or inserting over new ads in search as well as various web pages that use 3rd party advertising. The software users the InstalleRex download and install manager from WebPicks Holdings used to distribute Pay Per Install monetized software, typically unwanted toolbars and web browser extensions.

About  (from InstalleRex-WebPick)

We may collect certain information about your web usage and websites you have visited, which may be shared with third parties and used for advertising. NOTE: THE PLUGIN AND OTHER SERVICES COLLECT AND STORES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WEB PAGES YOU VISIT AND YOUR ACTIVITY ON THOSE PAGES, SUCH AS IMPRESSIONS, CLICKS AND ...  Read more
Overview
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in greeatsaVer.
o0t5AXPzgI.exe (9c354249e2b00af7362d8eecaee9b2b2) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2014.01.26 Adware/Win32.Agent
avast! 2014.9-140126 Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG 2015.0.3582 Generic5
Baidu-International 4.0.3.14126 Adware.Win32.MultiPlug.40
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4923 W32.DropperMsilB.Trojan
Comodo Security 17676 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 8.9339 a variant of Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.K.gen
Fortinet FortiGate 1/26/2014 Riskware/MultiPlug_K
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 Trojan.SuspectCRC
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10963 Adware
K7GW 13.175.10963 Adware ( 00490ca81 )
Malwarebytes v2014.01.26.01 PUP.Optional.Multiplug
McAfee 5600.7238 Artemis!9C354249E2B0
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7238 Artemis!9C354249E2B0
Panda Antivirus 14.01.26.01 Suspicious file
Symantec 1/26/2014 rev. 1 Trojan.Gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.26 TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05A614
VIPRE Antivirus 25818 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 18 all detections
greeatsaVer has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: greoattsauveer
URL: greatsaver.info
Installation folder: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\greeatsaver
Uninstaller: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\greeatsaVer\o0t5AXPzgI.exe" /s /n /C:"ExecuteCommands;UninstallCommands" ""
Estimated size: 531.39 KB

Program filesFiles installed by greeatsaVer

Program executable:o0t5AXPzgI.exe (Malware detected)
Name:setup.exe
Path:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\greeatsaver\o0t5AXPzgI.exe
MD5:9c354249e2b00af7362d8eecaee9b2b2

How do I remove greeatsaVer?

You can uninstall greeatsaVer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program greeatsaVer, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove greeatsaVer.
  4. 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.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows XP
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

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