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Should I remove saafe saave?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0006%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 388.94 days
1140.86 days >
Average installed length: 599.44 days

saafe saave

What is saafe saave?

Safe Saver (Safe Save) from Moshe Caspi of bestdealapp.info is an adware/spyware web browser hijacker. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

About  (from Moshe Caspi)

Safesaver is a brand new cross browser add-on that helps you to get the best online shopping experience. As soon as it is downloaded and installed, it scans the Web for the latest coupons, and discounts.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named 51c205b112938.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in saafe saave.
51c205b112938.dll (0f449a5256bcfd0c8d914040735f55de) has been flagged by the following 14 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
avast! 2014.9-130703 Win32:MultiPlug-X [PUP]
AVG 2014.0.3486 Generic5
Comodo Security 16537 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 7.8519 a variant of Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.I
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.0.3.0 Win32.SuspectCrc
K7 AntiVirus 13.170.8947 Riskware
K7GW 13.12.7.0.12 Riskware
McAfee 5600.7124 Artemis!0F449A5256BC
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7124 Artemis!0F449A5256BC
Sophos 4.90 FastSave
Trend Micro 10.465.03 ADW_MULTIPLUG
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.184 ADW_MULTIPLUG
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.22.2 BScope.Adware.MegaSearch
VIPRE Antivirus 19250 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 14 all detections
saafe saave 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: safe save
URL: safesaver.net
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\saafe saave
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\saafe saave\uninstall.exe" /path=C:\ProgramData\saafe saave

Program filesFiles installed by saafe saave

Program module:51c205b112938.dll (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\saafe saave\51c205b112938.dll
MD5:0f449a5256bcfd0c8d914040735f55de
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • 51c205b112938.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'saafE save' with the class of {D0F9E304-9940-5E44-0976-2AD8E348E37B}.

How do I remove saafe saave?

You can uninstall saafe saave 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 saafe saave, 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 saafe saave.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by saafe saave you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 73%
Win 10 9%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
599.44
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 81.82%
Windows Vista 9.09%
Windows 10 9.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows 7 Professional 18.18%
Windows 8 9.09%
Windows 7 Starter 9.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.09%
Windows Vista Home Basic 9.09%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.71%
  South Africa 7.14%
  Brazil 7.14%
  Taiwan 7.14%
  France 7.14%
  Australia 7.14%
  Philippines 7.14%
  Canada 7.14%
  Czech Republic 7.14%
  Poland 7.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 40.00%
Intel 20.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
Samsung 10.00%
Lenovo 10.00%
Dell 10.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L305 14.29%
Samsung 530U3BI/530U4BI/5... 14.29%
LENOVO HuronRiver Platfor... 14.29%
Gigabyte Tecohnology Co.,... 14.29%
eMachines eME732Z 14.29%
Dell Latitude E5410 14.29%


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